Terms
The form of colonization that was created by the United Nations, and had the expressed intent of gradually relinquishing power until an African country gained independence
Mandate
Using direct occupation, Great Britain colonized this country for its important waterway connecting the Mediterranean to the Red Sea
Egypt
In a parliamentary system, the ____ holds the power while the ____ is a ceremonial head of state
Prime minister, President
The name given to the skeletal remains found in Ethiopia that date back roughly 4 millons years
Lucy
The ruler of fascist Italy who conquered Ethiopia in the second Italo-Ethiopian War
Mussolini
Chukwu
Supreme God
The Strait of Djibouti connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of _____
Aden
Name one of the two reverends who oversaw the Christian Church in Umofia
Smith, Brown
The man responsible for spreading Christianity to Ethiopia
King Frumentius
The Ethiopians fought alongside the Portugese to fend off the ______ Empire from the north. (hint, muslim)
Ottoman
Ozo
Why did Okonkwo label the village of Abame as being weaker than his fatherland.
Allowed themselves to be completely overrun by Christians
To gain fame and glory, Okonkwo defeated ___ ____ in a wrestling match
The Cat
The reason many Igbo began to flee from the north after the coup and counter coup of 1966
Persecution, mass killing
The Obelisk of Axum was stolen, and later returned to Ethiopia. What European city did the Obelisk live in for roughly 50 years?
Rome
when a crime is committed during the week of peace, it is known as ___-ani
Nso
Mbaino
The level-headed but traditional friend of Okonkwo.
Obierika
The capital of Nigeria, Lagos, was a part of the ______ tribal region, which upset the other two regions, who thought there was too much of a concentration of power.
Yoruba
The development of this weapon allowed for a significant military advantage for the Europeans over the native Africans
Maxim Machine Gun
While the NCNC represented the Igbo and the the NPC represnted the Hausa-Fulani, the ____ represented the Yoruba
Action Group (AG)
Okonkwo's motherland
Mbanta
The priestess of Agbala, takes Ezinma to the Oracle in the middle of the night
Chielo
The Nigerian region that attempted to secede and form an independent nation
Biafra
The meeting of European powers that met in a German city to arbitrarily draw up borders without the insight of African leaders
Berlin Conference of 1884