Culture
These masks and statues are carved in wood, with features outlined in black. They inspired the painter Pablo Picasso.
What is Fang sculpture?
This type of influence of an outside country on another country involves the subjugation of people.
What is colonialism?
This period began in the late 1800s and continued until about 1960.
When is European colonialism of Africa?
This group of people famously migrated out of southeast Nigeria and populated the southern half of Africa.
Who are the Bantu?
This autoimmune disease disproportionately affects southern Africans and has caused a great number of social and economic problems.
What is HIV/AIDS?
These textiles were reserved for royalty and contained important symbols.
What is Kente cloth?
This method of rule in Africa involved the British assigning local rulers to govern as a way to save money, yet maintain control.
What is indirect rule?
This feat of engineering in Egypt was built by the French and then managed by the French and English.
What is the Suez Canal?
This religious group once controlled all of northern Africa and most of Spain.
Who are the Muslims?
This economic action was taken by countries around the world to pressure South Africa to end its policy of apartheid.
What are economic sanctions?
This system of organization is decentralized and emphasizes the importance of family lineage.
What are stateless societies?
This system of agriculture led to famine and malnutrition in Africa.
What are cash crops?
This system of extreme segregation involved separation of black and white people in Africa that was heavily enforced.
What is apartheid?
These individuals traveled to Africa with the intent of "civilizing" the native people by sharing their religion.
Who are Christian missionaries?
What is the Arab Spring?
This Algerian music was created to protest French colonialism, Islamic fundamentalism and other social issues.
What is raï?
This Belgian king negotiated with 450 peoples for control of the area around the Congo river.
Who is King Leopold?
What are railroads?
This dictatorial leader of the Democratic Republic of the Congo nationalized businesses and thrived on kickbacks.
Who is Mobutu Sese Seko?
This oil producing country must hire workers from foreign countries because their citizens don't receive an appropriate education.
What is Libya (or Algeria)?
This African string instrument is like a cross between a harp and a lute.
What is the kora?
This event was a historic meeting of European powers to discuss how Africa would be divided.
What is the Berlin Conference?
This series of conflicts involved Dutch farmers fighting British soldiers for control of southern Africa.
What are the Boer Wars?
This leader of South Africa was imprisoned for fighting against apartheid.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
What are minerals?