World History and Geography-H
2011-2012
UNIT TWO STUDY GUIDE
General Information:
 Worth: 100 points
 no notes during test
 Format:
- Multiple Choice – based on textbook (35 points)
- Fill-in – based on textbook (10 points)
- Term Identifications (8 points)
- The Shackled Continent Reading (11 points)
- Basil Video: “Different but Equal” (8 points)
- PowerPoint Notes: Introduction to Imperialism (8 points)
- Motives for Imperialism (10 points)
- “The White Man’s Burden” (10 points)
Resources to study:
 Unit 2 in the textbook (Sections 3.1, 3.2 [p. 64-66 & p. 69-71], 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 [p. 97-100 only], 4.5, 5.1,
5.2, 5.3, 6.1)
 The Shackled Continent Reading Questions
 Basil Davidson video notes – “Different but Equal”
 Introduction to Imperialism class notes
 Motives for Imperialism activity handout
 “The White Man’s Burden” handout and notes
Topics/terms/concepts to study from textbook (section is in parentheses):
 Great Rift Valley (3.1)
 names of the key rivers and where they are located (3.1)
 natural resources in Africa (3.1)
 cataract (3.1)
 what is the largest climate zone in Africa (3.2)
 savanna (3.2)
 which climate zone breeds the most disease (3.2)
 population patterns in Africa (3.2)
 language in East Africa (3.2)
 which was the earliest civilization in Africa (3.3)
 Amon-Re (3.3)
 achievements of Egyptian civilization (3.3)
 kingdom of Kush – characteristics (3.3)
 kingdom of Axum – characteristics (3.3)
 what were the 2 key products of trade across the Sahara (4.1)
 what was the basis of wealth in the kingdom of Ghana (4.1)
 which kingdoms/empires existed in West Africa (4.1)
 city-state (4.1)
 consensus (4.2)
 bride wealth (4.2)
 lineage (4.2)
 jihad (4.2)
 patterns of inheritance – matrilineal vs. patrilineal (4.2)
 first European country to explore the African coast (4.3)
 middle passage (4.3)
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where were most African slaves were being shipped to in 1800 (4.3)
what African (vs. European) slave traders wanted most (4.3)
diaspora (4.3)
Berlin Conference (4.4)
direct rule, indirect rule (4.5)
consequences of money economy on Africa (4.5)
migrant labor (4.5)
effects of colonial rule (4.5)
Pan-Africanism (5.1)
negritude movement and Léopold Sédar Senghor (5.1)
first black African nation to win independence (5.1)
Kwame Nkrumah (5.1)
Jomo Kenyatta (5.1)
Mau Mau (5.1)
guerrilla warfare (5.1)
problems faced by many newly independent African nations (5.2)
when/why some Africans have welcomed military rule (5.2)
Mobutu Sese Seko (5.2)
socialism (5.2)
type of economy most common in Africa today (5.2)
multinational corporations (5.2)
causes of economic weakness in many African countries (5.2)
African attitudes toward westernization (5.3)
religion in Africa since the 1980s (5.3)
Organization of African Unity (OAU) (6.1)
African Union (AU) (6.1)
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) (6.1)
United Nations (UN) (6.1)
why African nations form regional groups (6.1)
nonalignment (6.1)
consequences of the end of the Cold War for Africa (6.1)
AIDS (6.1)
alley-cropping (6.1)
What you need to know from the non-textbook resources:
 The Shackled Continent – reading questions and answers
 “Different but Equal” – study class notes
 Introduction to Imperialism class notes – know definitions of colonialism, imperialism, and new imperialism,
and be able to explain the differences between these 3 terms; explain why there was a new wave of imperialism
in 1880-1914; what percentage of Africa did Europe take over?
 Motives for imperialism: political, economic, exploratory, religious, ideological – be able to look at an image
and read quotes you have never seen before, identify the motives they exhibit, and explain why you have
selected those motives.
 “The White Man’s Burden” – be able to explain what they poem means (including explaining EACH stanza),
why it was written, and the motive that it represents. Selected stanzas will be provided for you on the test.