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WorksheetsAfrica's History H Quiz Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What asset helped the Bantu dominate other cultures?
The ability to make weapons from iron
a language others wanted to use
knowledge of agricultural techniques
cultural diversity among Bantu migrants
Which group helped spread Swahili into the interior of east Africa?
Arab traders
Bantu migrants
European traders
Songhai warriors
What language in the Bantu/Niger-Congo family is most spoken in Africa?
Bantu
Arabic
Swahili
English
Compared to Africa in the 1300s, Europe was…
Calm
Prosperous
Exciting
Chaotic
Which development proved that Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage was a success?
Islamic scholars returned to Mali
European leaders added Mali to their maps of Africa
Mosques were built that have lasted into our lifetime
Musa was able to conquer Egypt
What geographic feature kept Mali isolated and safe from Europeans and Africans?
Congo Rainforest
Sahara Desert
Large, complex Niger River system
Great Rift Valley
Who was most likely to be captured and forced into both African and American slavery?
Young women with knowledge of chores inside the plantation homes
Middle-aged women with knowledge of planting and harvesting crops
Young men with strength as well as knowledge of planting and harvesting crops
Middle-aged men with knowledge of planting and harvesting crops
What was the Middle Passage?
A voyage carrying enslaved Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas
A caravan taking enslaved Africans across the Sahara
A caravan taking enslaved Africans from Central Africa to the coast
A voyage carrying enslaved Africans from island to island in the Caribbean
Which of the following was a distinction of slavery in Africa rather than slavery in America?
Slavery was hereditary
The children of slaves could be free from slavery
Women were preferred as slaves
Europeans enslaved any African they could and forced their labor on African plantations
How did Africa culture and traditions spread to the Americas?
African immigrated to the Americas after Columbus colonized the New World
Muslim traders rode caravans to the New World and brought African culture with them.
Africa slaves brought their culture with them through the Middle Passage and preserved their culture through generations of enslavement.
Europeans copied the African traditions and brought them to their American colonies.
What policy led to the Scramble for Africa, leaving most every culture conquered by European powers?
Apartheid
Imperialism
Assimilation
Militarism
Africa was most likely colonized for what reason(s)?
Economic profit
Access to raw materials
Valuable resources
All of the above
What nation won South Africa from the Zulu and Boers?
Belgium
France
Germany
Great Britain
What was a goal of Livingstone exploring Africa?
Put an end to the slave trade
Find natural resources, like copper and rubber
Find places to set up Christian missionaries
Become familiar with native African languages
By ____, (the eve of World War One) Africa had been divided up by the European powers.
1814
1837
1887
1914
What was one of the main problems with the borders that Europeans established in Africa?
They divided some culture groups and grouped some rivals together
They made it difficult for French colonies to transport resources
They blocked British colonies from the ocean
They crossed too many rivers and lakes
How did the apartheid laws impact people living in South Africa?
They restricted where blacks could live, work, sit, travel, eat. Blacks could not participate in government.
They created a communist lifestyle in South Africa giving everyone equality.
All people benefited from living under apartheid.
They promoted democratic government, giving all people the right to vote and participate in government.
After serving 25 years in prison, who was elected President of South Africa?
FW deKlerk
Nelson Mandela
Mansa Musa
Bishop Desmond Tutu
What nations put economic pressure on South Africa to end aprtheid?
Belgium and Germany
Congo and Egypt
United States and United Kingdom
Liberia and Ethiopia
Why was the African National Congress created?
To promote the Bantu
To protest apartheid
To protest economic pressure against apartheid
To promote apartheid
What European nation was the imperial leader over Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa?
France
Germany
Great Britain
Portugal
Which cause of imperialism also led to African independence movements?
Nationalism
Racial superiority
Search for natural resources
Technological improvements like quinine and the railroad.
How did the British treat most of their African colonies?
African citizens lost many of their civil rights
African lands were taken by the British.
Africans had to pay high taxes.
All are true about the British treatment of their African colonies.
