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Unit 3 Africa Review
Sub Saharan Africa
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A policy based on the control of one country over another | Colonialism |
| The South African policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race. | Apartheid |
| South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist. Served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. Country's first black head of state and first elected in a fully representative democratic election. | Nelson Mandela |
| A system of government in which a colony is controlled by a central government. | Direct Rule |
| First hand information from artifacts, diaries, etc | Primary Source |
| Feeling of strong pride for one's country. | Nationalism |
| Cartoon that makes a point about a political issue or event. | Political Cartoon |
| Extending a country's power and influence, usually through military force. | Imperialism |
| A country or area under the political control of another country. | Colony |
| Trade route between Africa and the Americas (carried enslaved Africans). | Middle Passage |
| Divided into 5 Political Regions: Northern, Southern ,Eastern, Western, & Central | Five African Regions |
| What is the second largest continent in the world? | Africa |
| What is Africa rich in when it comes to resources? | Natural Resources |
| First major kingdom. Lasted 800 years. | Ghana |
| Second major kingdom. Lasted approx. 430 years | Mali |
| Third (final) major West African kingdom. Only lasted about 100 years. | Songhai |
| What made West African kingdoms rich and powerful? | Taxes on Gold and Salt trade |
| Who was the richest man who ever lived. | Mansa Musa - King of Mali. |
| Known for making iron weapons | Kush/Nubia |
| Christianity spread throughout the kingdom. | Axum |
| What South African civilization means “house of stone.” | Great Zimbabwe |
| What was traded during the Transatlantic Slave Trade? | Sugar, Tobacco, Cotton. African Slaves, Manufactured Goods. |
| What the name of the journey of African slave ships across the Atlantic Ocean? | The Middle Passage |
| What is another name for the Transatlantic Slave Trade? | Triangular Trade Route |
| Why did Europeans want to colonize Africa? | Increase their wealth/power by taking African land & natural resources. |
| What obstacles stopped the Europeans from colonizing more of Africa? | Terrain - Challenging physical features made travel difficult. Disease - Many died of diseases like Malaria. Hostility- Africans fiercely resisted European conquest. |
| How did the Europeans overcome the obstacles? | Railroads - Made travel across Africa easier and faster. Medicine - Drugs like quinine helped Europeans resist diseases. Better Weapons - New guns, especially Maxim machine gun. |
| European nations saw African continent as a source of limitless wealth and first come first serve mentality. What was this called? | The Scramble For Africa |
| Europeans meet in Berlin Germany in (November 1884 - February 1885) to peacefully decide how to colonize the African continent. | Berlin Conference |
| Which two African countries remained independent from European control? | Ethiopia and Liberia |
| Factors that brought about Independence: | Rising costs for Europeans to control Africa. Africans helped Europeans in World War II - Wanted their own freedom afterwards. |
| What was the name of the global movement to make “Africa for Africans.” | Pan-Africanism |
| English Translation - “Apartness” or “Separateness” | Apartheid |
| Black South Africans forced to live in neighborhoods with poor housing conditions and infertile soil. | Homelands |
| What was the name of the first Black South African President? | Protest Leader Nelson Mandela wins 1994 election |
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