Genocide
Geography
Apartheid
Living Standards
African History
100
What country colonized the Congo during the 1800s?
Belgium
100
What is the largest dry desert located in North Africa?
Sahara Desert
100
What country did apartheid take place in?
South Africa
100
What does standard of living mean?
How much wealth or health a person has.
100
What resource in Western Africa was as valuable as gold? Hint: it helped preserved meat in the desert.
Salt
200
What is the meaning of quota?
The minimum amount that is required to be produced.
200
What is the longest river in the world? Hint: Ancient Egypt depended on it for growing crops.
Nile River
200
Who was the South African leader that was jailed for 27 years and had fought to get rid of Apartheid?
Nelson Mandela
200
Which two countries have the lowest life expectancy in Africa?
Chad and Sudan
200
What was the goal of the Berlin Conference in 1884?
The goal was to divide up the African continent among the European powers to acquire their natural resources.
300
What two groups were involved in a genocide in Rwanda?
Tutsi and Hutu
300
Largest lake in Africa
Lake Victoria
300
What did Nelson Mandela win for fighting against Apartheid?
Nobel Peace Prise
300
Which country has a GDP of $205,000,000?
Egypt
300
Who was the leader that build a bunch of schools, mosques, and libraries under the Mali empire? Hint: He was regarded as one of the richest men in history and was surrounded by gold in his palace.
Mansa Musa
400
What resource were Europeans looking for that led to 10 million people dead in the Congo?
Rubber
400
What desert is located in Southern Africa?
Kalahari Desert
400
What was apartheid?
It was a system of racial segregation set up by the white South African government to keep blacks, coloreds (mix between black and white), and Indians (from India) separate. Apartheid means 'apartness'.
400
What is the GDP Per Capita of South Africa?
$7,055.04 per person.
400
In what way were the native people of Africa affected by European colonization?
1. Many were forced to work hard labor.
2. Many people were separated from their families and had to work on farms to meet quotas.
3. African resources were extracted and sent to Europe but the wealth remained in the hands of the Europeans.
500
In what way were people treated in the Congo during the time of European colonization?
They were forced to harvest rubber from trees. Those who did not meet the quota had their hands cut off. Many were also chained and starved to death.
500
What is the largest island located on the eastern side of Africa?
Madagascar
500
What effect did apartheid have on the native African people living in South Africa? Provide specific details.
Many Africans were forced to live in shantytowns with separate facilities. The dominate white South African government gave the best jobs and education to those of European descent while Africans did not have many opportunities.
500
Provide 2 effects of cocoa production in the Ivory Coast.
1. Increase of deforestation.
2. There is a loss of habitat primarily the howler monkeys due to illegal cocoa farming.
3. There is an increase of child labor resulting in children working long hours.
500
How were ancient Egypt and ancient Kush (modern Sudan) similar?
They both practiced mummy making, used hieroglyphics, and built pyramids.