West Africa
Who transported slaves?
Europeans
What are cash crops, give two examples.
..coffee, tea, sugar.
What river made the ancient Egyptian empire possible?
Nile River
Who are the two major ethnic groups in East Africa?
Masai and Kikuyu
What resource is North Africa's economy centered around?
Oil
What percentage of Africans transported through slavery did not survive the voyage?
20%
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.
What religion is considered to have an impact on Northern Africa?
Islam
True or False : The role of women has changed in North Africa in the past years.
True
What is a stateless society?
Family lineage.
What had the biggest effect on West Africa that is still being felt today?
Slavery
Name at least one East African Country.
Burundi,Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia,Tanzania, Uganda.
What ancient city in North Africa was founded by a Phoenician Queen and was a major site for trading?
Carthage
What is a pandemic?
An uncontrollable outbreak of a disease affecting a large population over a wide geographic area.
What is rai?
A popular music in North Africa developed by poor urban children
What ended the Songhai Empire?
Moroccan Army invaded.
Who is Louis Leakey?
... an archaeologist who did research in Olduvai Gorge and founded the first hominid.
What is a Souk?
a marketplace that is a common feature in Northern Africa.
What is the most deadly virus in Africa also known as the acquired immune deficiency syndrome?
AIDS
What region did jazz, blues, and reggae originate from?
West Africa
Who was Mali's first great leader and what country did he conquer?
Sundiata conquered Ghana.
Why is Africa called the "cradle of humanity?"
....because of the large number of prehistoric human remains found in region.
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.
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.
Traditionally, who wore asasias?
Royalty