West African Kingdoms
What resource created great wealth in West Africa?
Gold
What was name of the journey slave ships took across the Atlantic Ocean?
The Middle Passage
What is the term for a country that has been conquered by another country?
Mother Country & Colony
What does a colony lose when it is decolonization?
Loss of government
Which country is bigger Namibia, Sierra Leone, or Libya?
Libya
Why did Mansa Musa leave West Africa for a year?
To go on his hajj
What four continents participated in the Atlantic Slave Trade?
Why did Europe want to colonize other countries?
To gain resources
What does apartheid mean?
Which country has a higher standard of living? Chad, Senegal, or Mozambique?
Mozambique
What were the names of the three most powerful West African Kingdoms?
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Why did European countries begin trading for enslaved Africans?
What does the colony receive from the mother country?
What event happened in Rwanda after decolonization?
Rwandan Genocide
What is the population density of Cameroon?
139
Why was the Gold and Salt Trade unique?
Both sides never spoke or saw each other
What were three of the cash crops grown in North and South America?
Tobacco, cotton, sugar, coffee
Although European imperialism has ended, give one example of a lasting effect that still is around today that came from imperialism.
Languages
How did Nelson Mandela choose to resist apartheid?
Peacefully
What three statistics are used to measure the HDI?
How did Mansa Musa's hajj lead to long term consequences in West Africa?
European countries began to become interested in West Africa for its wealth
What event led to the end of imperialism?
World War II
Why did the United States send soldiers to Somalia?
To stop warlords from capturing food, water, and medicine
Which country has the highest Per Capita GDP? Rwanda, Congo Republic, or Lesotho?
Congo Republic