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Unit 8 Study Guide

Explore the various religions and beliefs of African cultural groups, the impact of European colonization on Africa, and the struggles faced by indigenous communities. Discover the significance of natural resources and the challenges posed by artificial boundaries.

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Unit 8 Study Guide

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  1. Unit 8 Study Guide

  2. 1. What is the main religion of the Arabs?

  3. Islam

  4. 2. Which cultural group practice a wide variety of religions, which include Islam, Christianity, as well as their traditional beliefs (the power of magic and curses)?

  5. Bantu

  6. 3. The belief in the power of the golden stool and Animism, the belief that all plant, animals, and trees have souls, is central to what cultural group?

  7. Ashanti

  8. 4. Why did Europeans first take an interest in the African continent?

  9. To search for natural resources to fuel the Industrial Revolution

  10. 5. Which cultural group follows a strict form of Islam?

  11. Swahili

  12. 6. How did the artificial boundaries of Africa, set up by Europeans, cause problems?

  13. Artificial boundaries split tribes and kinship groups that were friendly to each other and forced rival ethnic groups together that were always in conflict with eachother

  14. 7. What was The Berlin Conference of 1884?

  15. A meeting held in Berlin Germany where European countries met to divide Africa into European controlled colonies

  16. 8. Explain the Pan-African movement.

  17. An idea that there is a global Africa made up of Native Africans and descendants of African slaves and migrants across the world

  18. 9. What is nationalism?

  19. Pride in one’s country

  20. 10. The __________is separated from the coast of Africa by the Atlas Mountains.

  21. Sahara Desert

  22. 11. The ___________ is the largest desert in the world.

  23. Sahara Desert

  24. 12. The ____________region is mostly grasslands..

  25. Savanna

  26. 13. ________________ is the biggest threat to the African Rainforest today.

  27. Over population

  28. 14.The _____________ Desert is located in southern Africa

  29. Kalahari

  30. 15. ______________is the longest river in Africa.

  31. The Nile River

  32. 16. Which main river in Africa crosses the equator twice?

  33. The Congo River

  34. 17. Why did European powers colonize Africa?

  35. They wanted Africa’s rich natural resources

  36. 18. Which South African leader was responsible for ending apartheid?

  37. F.W. de Klerk

  38. 19. At the Berlin Conference, European nations agreed to divide up the African continent. What was the main goal of the European nations?

  39. To gain control of Africa’s rich natural resources

  40. 20. Which lake is the largest in Africa?

  41. Lake Victoria

  42. 21. _________________ is forced control of one nation by another nation.

  43. Colonization

  44. 22. What was the African national Congress created to do?

  45. To bring all races together and end apartheid

  46. 23. What is the international law term that refers to large scale violence?

  47. Crimes against humanity

  48. 24. Who granted the release of Nelson Mandela from prison?

  49. F.W. de Klerk

  50. 25._________________ is the pre-planned murder of an entire national, racial, political, or ethnic group.

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