Early History
This early group of African people spread their knowledge, skills, and technology all across the continent, influencing all other African tribes and kingdoms.
Bantu
Which three ancient civilizations were in west Africa?
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Before Europeans arrived in Africa…
Africans built successful empires and cultures
What world event left many European countries without the funds to run their colonies?
World War 2
Why was Europe unable to colonize Africa before the 1800's? (Two part answer)
Africa was too strong and Europeans were vulnerable to African diseases
Early trading kingdoms traded many things with outside cultures, EXCEPT:
Oil (petroleum)
This African empire was famously ruled by Mansa Musa, who spread gold and Islam across Northern Africa.
Mali
The Atlantic Slave Trade (Triangular Trade) was a trade network between which three regions of people?
Europeans, Africans, and Americans
How could independence for Africa be a good and a bad thing? (Two part answer)
Good- freedom
Bad- still economically dependent on Europe, Nobody trained to run government
European influence had many negative effects on Africa, including:
robbing the continent of skilled workers, warriors, and leaders
Why wasn't Africa the first to historically develop farming?
Foraging/ Hunting and Gathering were too successful
This African empire was famously ruled by Mansa Musa, who spread gold and Islam across Northern Africa.
Mali
Europeans wanted to colonize and control Africa because…
They wanted to profit from Africa’s natural resources
What year did both Congo and Nigeria become independent?
1960
How did the Industrial Revolution help Europeans colonize Africa?
It made advancements in medicine and technology
In what part of Africa (N,S,E,W) did farming first appear?
West
Which empire weakened then eventually became part of the Songhai empire?
Ghana
What happened at the Berlin Conference of 1884?
European leaders decided how to divide up Africa into colonies for themselves
Due to lack of education, what were some professions that had few or no people in them after the Europeans left?
Doctors, educators, engineers, scientists
After the Berlin Conference of 1884, did Africans have less power?
-Yes/ True
What are sorghum and millet examples of?
Grain
Which famous CITY in Northern Africa was well-known as an important center of African education, trade, and Islam?
Timbuktu
The race by European nations to take control of as much African land as possible was known as:
The Scramble for Africa
Which two countries had colonized the largest percentage of land in Africa by 1913?
England and France
True or false-Europeans taught Africans how to successfully run their own colonies?
False