West Africa
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North Africa
African Struggles
Need to knows
100

Who transported slaves?

Europeans

100

What are cash crops, give two examples. 

..coffee, tea, sugar. 

100

What river made the ancient Egyptian empire possible?

Nile River

100

Who are the two major ethnic groups in East Africa?

Masai and Kikuyu

100

What resource is North Africa's economy centered around?

Oil

200

What percentage of Africans transported through slavery did not survive the voyage?

20%

200

Why was the Berlin Conference important to the nations of Africa's future?

The Berlin Conference was the event determining the division of nations of Africa between European nations. 

200

What religion is considered to have an impact on Northern Africa?

Islam

200

True or False : The role of women has changed in North Africa in the past years. 

True

200

What is a stateless society?

Family lineage. 

300

What had the biggest effect on West Africa that is still being felt today?

Slavery

300

Name at least one East African Country.

Burundi,Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia,Tanzania, Uganda.

300

What ancient city in North Africa was founded by a Phoenician Queen and was a major site for trading?

Carthage

300

What is a pandemic?

An uncontrollable outbreak of a disease affecting a large population over a wide geographic area. 

300

What is rai? 

A popular music in North Africa developed by poor urban children

400

What ended the Songhai Empire?

Moroccan Army invaded. 

400

Who is Louis Leakey?

... an archaeologist who did research in Olduvai Gorge and founded the first hominid.

400

What is a Souk?

a marketplace that is a common feature in Northern Africa.

400

What is the most deadly virus in Africa also known as the acquired immune deficiency syndrome?

AIDS

400

What region did jazz, blues, and reggae originate from?

West Africa

500

Who was Mali's first great leader and what country did he conquer?

Sundiata conquered Ghana. 

500

Why is Africa called the "cradle of humanity?"

....because of the large number of prehistoric human remains found in region.

500

Why has North Africa been invaded and occupied by outsiders many times?

It lies close to Southwest Asia and across from the Mediterranean Sea from Europe. 

500

What has been the outcome of Europeans invading and colonizing Africa?

They split countries apart and cause civil wars due to their favor of one ethnic group over the other or combining ethnic groups who were traditional enemies and dividing those who were not. 

500

Traditionally, who wore asasias?

Royalty

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