Africa Test Study Guide
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Review the Fact or Fiction PowerPoint
Ancient:
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Vocabulary: cataracts, savannas, desertification, Bantu, surplus, commodity, nuclear family,
patrilineal, matrilineal, lineage, consensus, kente cloth
Civilizations: Nubia, Mali, Songhai, Ghana, Axum/Ethiopia (who came 1st, 2nd, etc., why are they
important: trade, leaders, etc.)
Ancient people to know: Sundiata, Mansa Musa
Imperialism:
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Vocabulary: imperialism, Maxim gun, Quinine, protectorate, sphere of influence, direct vs.
indirect rule (which country was associated with each), Berlin Conference, Scramble for Africa
Causes of Imperialism/Colonization: Social Darwinism, racism, military power, missionaries, etc.
Why was settlement of South Africa successful, while other areas of Africa were not as
successful? (prior to Imperialism in late 1800s)
Why was colonization successful in the late 1800s? (technology, river boats, guns, Quinine, etc.)
Malaria, Smallpox: who did it affect?
Nations in Africa that retained independence (hint: only 2)
Imperialism people to know: David Livingston, Henry Stanley, Rudyard Kipling, King Leopold II,
Shaka Zulu, Menelik II
Africa Test Study Guide

Review the Fact or Fiction PowerPoint
Ancient:
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Vocabulary: cataracts, savannas, desertification, Bantu, surplus, commodity, nuclear family,
patrilineal, matrilineal, lineage, consensus, kente cloth
Civilizations: Nubia, Mali, Songhai, Ghana, Axum/Ethiopia (who came 1st, 2nd, etc., why are they
important: trade, leaders, etc.)
Ancient people to know: Sundiata, Mansa Musa
Imperialism:
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Vocabulary: imperialism, Maxim gun, Quinine, protectorate, sphere of influence, direct vs.
indirect rule (which country was associated with each), Berlin Conference, Scramble for Africa
Causes of Imperialism/Colonization: Social Darwinism, racism, military power, missionaries, etc.
Why was settlement of South Africa successful, while other areas of Africa were not as
successful? (prior to Imperialism in late 1800s)
Why was colonization successful in the late 1800s? (technology, river boats, guns, Quinine, etc.)
Malaria, Smallpox: who did it affect?
Nations in Africa that retained independence (hint: only 2)
Imperialism people to know: David Livingston, Henry Stanley, Rudyard Kipling, King Leopold II,
Shaka Zulu, Menelik II