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Unit 4 Africa Culture & History

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the three major North African civilizations?

a)

Bantu

Congo

Afrikaans

b)

Ghana

Mali

Songhai

c)

Egypt

Somali

Eritrean

d)

Benin

Congo

Togo

2.

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?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

d)

Egypt

3.

In all of Africa, what is the most widely spoken language?

a)

Dutch

b)

French

c)

Afrikaans

d)

Swahili

4.

In northern Africa, what is the most widely spoken language?

a)

Arabic

b)

Swahili

c)

Dutch

d)

Afrikaans

5.

The spread and influence of culture into other areas, onto other cultures, through language, clothing, food, ideas, religion, etc is known as

a)

Ethnography

b)

Anthropology

c)

Cultural Diffusion

d)

Cultural Appreciation

6.

As Arab people traded with northern Africans, their culture, especially their religion began to spread. This religion was

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

7.

Contributions of Muslims in Northern Africa include

a)

building highways, rural roads and aqueducts

b)

expanding trade and Arabic language, building schools

c)

conquering neighboring tribes and expanding the Muslim Empire

d)

trading with Vikings and other Europeans

8.

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

a)

Colonization & Imperialism

b)

Competition with America

c)

Economic opportunities

d)

Socialism & Communism

9.

Countries that claimed land (and resources) in Africa in the 1800-1900s were

a)

US, China, Russia, Japan, Korea

b)

Argentina, Spain, Canada, Mexico

c)

Switzerland, Austria, Hungary

d)

Britain, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium

10.

The Scramble for Africa, aka ____ ____, occurred in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

a)

Land Grab

b)

competitive market

c)

Africa Marathon

d)

Resource Race