The Conquest for Africa
Fight for Independence
Issues for Africa Today
Five Pillars of Islam/ West Africa
100
The first contact between Europeans and Africans happened through what?
Through the trading of West African gold and ivory
100
What did the Gold Coast change its name to after independence?
Ghana
100
What is the ability to read and write?
Literacy
100
Which pillar of Islam calls for a hajj, or a trip to Mecca, at least once in a lifetime if able
Pilgrimage
200
By the 1600s, the Europeans were into what trade?
The Slave trade
200
What does it mean to have pride in one's homeland?
Nationalism
200
What does it mean to depend on one industry or business?
Specialize
200
What is a griot?
A storyteller that passes down oral tradition from one generation to another
300
What is an important result of the European's rush for territory in Africa?
They drew new political boundaries for countries, they put Africans under hard labor conditions, divided some ethnic groups
300
What is the movement that pushed for unity and cooperation among African countries?
Pan-Africanism
300
What is a hybrid crop?
A crop made by combining different types of the same plant
300
Which pillar is giving a part of one's wealth to the needy
Almsgiving
400
What word means to settle in an area and take over its government?
Colonize
400
One challenge faced by many newly independent African countries was creating what?
Stable governments
400
What is an educational goal in African countries today?
To increase the literacy rate
400
Why does West Africa have a variety of cultures?
Through trading and conquest in cultural diffusion
500
Which man described his horrible experience about being a slave?
Olaudah Equiano
500
A system of government where people help make decisions is called what?
Democracy
500
What is a family that includes the parents and their children is called what?
Nuclear family
500
Why are Muslims concerned about their culture?
They are worried that it could become too Westernized
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