Topic 1
The Largest desert in the world
Sahara
How did Europeans usually obtain slaves?
They exchanged European goods for slaves
What event began the European stampede for colonies in Africa
Belgian King Leopold II's activates in the Congo
On the first leg of triangular trade,
Europeans transported goods to Africa
How are blacks Africans compared to each other?
Skin color and nose length
Nile
For what is King Affonso I known for?
He appealed to Europeans to stop the slave trade
Why was Ethiopia able to maintainits independence from Italy
Menelik II worked to modernize it
The ethnic conflict in Sudan is between
The Arab Muslim north and the non-Muslim, non-Arab south
How many different climate zones are in Africa?
4
Tropical
Desert
Mediterranean
Tropical Dry
South Africa's apartheid system was designed to
protect white minority control over the country
The term "floating coffin" refers to
Slaves ships
Apartheid became official government policy in
South Africa
How did former colonial rulers remain influential in some independent African nations?
They retained control of businesses
What is one way slaves where caught and sold
Wars with other tribes
Which organization led the struggle for majority rule in South Africa
African National Congress
The biggest threat to captives on slave ships was
disease
Christian missionary groups followed explorers to Africa in order to
Convert Africans to Christianity
Which former colony won independence from the British peacefully
Nigeria
In South Africa after the end of aprtheid
What was on cause of ethic conflict in African countries
Historic resentments
What is one reason why some African nations won independence peacefully and others violently?
Independence was peaceful where military dictators ruled
What was the cause of the Rwanda genocide
Tribal battles due to colonialism