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WorksheetsUnit 4 Africa Culture & History
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What are the three major North African civilizations?
Bantu
Congo
Afrikaans
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
Egypt
Somali
Eritrean
Benin
Congo
Togo
Mansa Musa was the richest man in the world from the gold & salt trade that his civilization had established. Which civilization was he a part of?
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
Egypt
In all of Africa, what is the most widely spoken language?
Dutch
French
Afrikaans
Swahili
In northern Africa, what is the most widely spoken language?
Arabic
Swahili
Dutch
Afrikaans
The spread and influence of culture into other areas, onto other cultures, through language, clothing, food, ideas, religion, etc is known as
Ethnography
Anthropology
Cultural Diffusion
Cultural Appreciation
As Arab people traded with northern Africans, their culture, especially their religion began to spread. This religion was
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
Contributions of Muslims in Northern Africa include
building highways, rural roads and aqueducts
expanding trade and Arabic language, building schools
conquering neighboring tribes and expanding the Muslim Empire
trading with Vikings and other Europeans
In the 1800s, European countries became interested in the resources and land in Africa. When Europeans grabbed up (claimed) land in Africa, this was known as
Colonization & Imperialism
Competition with America
Economic opportunities
Socialism & Communism
Countries that claimed land (and resources) in Africa in the 1800-1900s were
US, China, Russia, Japan, Korea
Argentina, Spain, Canada, Mexico
Switzerland, Austria, Hungary
Britain, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium
The Scramble for Africa, aka ____ ____, occurred in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Land Grab
competitive market
Africa Marathon
Resource Race
