African Review Quiz
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This is a review quiz for the Africa unit in Ms. Hempson's 9th grade Global class.
- 1.The animist religions, which are widespread throughout Africa, share a belief in.....
- A.
Monotheism
- B.
The importance of the spirits of nature
- C.
The writings of Mohammed
- D.
Making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem
- 2.One major effect of the European slave trade on Africa was that the slave trade...
- A.
Made many interior African tribes more wealthy because they sold coastal tribes to the slave ships
- B.
Led to a rapid decrease of tribal wars
- C.
Caused many African kingdoms fall apart
- D.
Increased the number of trade routes across the Sahara
- 3.
- A.
Black Man's Burden
- B.
Cultural Diffusion
- C.
Tribalism
- D.
Social Darwinism
- 4.Europeans became interested in Africa after 1880 because they...
- A.
Were looking for a new route to India
- B.
Needed slaves and ivory
- C.
Wanted raw materials and markets
- D.
Wanted to help the Africans
- 5.All of the following are true about the kingdoms of West Africa (Ghana, Mali, Songhai) except which statement?
- A.
The kingdoms became walthy from gold-salt trade
- B.
The governments were poorly run- there was no legal code or common language
- C.
The kingdoms became centers of learning Mali
- D.
Mali and Songhai accepted Islam as their religion
- 6.What religion spread to western Africa across trade routes and had the biggest impact on their culture?
- A.
Islam
- B.
Animism
- C.
Christianity
- D.
Judaism
- 7.Which of the following best is not true about many African nations today?
- A.
Many African nations have cash-crop economies
- B.
Many African nations are economically dependent
- C.
Many African nations have the money to build infrastructure but can not because of tribalism
- D.
Many African nations are in debt
- 8.I am a bishop from South Africa who encouraged developed nations to place economic sanctions on my country to help end Apartheid.
- A.
Nelson Mandela
- B.
Desmond Tutu
- C.
Steve Beko
- D.
Mansa Musa
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