Question 1

In 1847, in the north African country of ____________________, the French subordinated the native Arabs and Berbers.

Accepted Answer

Algeria

Question 2

The items of interest for the British and Boers in South Africa were

Accepted Answer

A)  slaves and gold. 
B)  diamonds and gold. 
C)  silver and coal. 
D)  emeralds and diamonds. 
E)  silver and gold. 
A)  slaves and gold. 
B)  diamonds and gold. 
C)  silver and coal. 
D)  emeralds and diamonds. 
E)  silver and gold. B

Question 3

What would best describe some of the major accomplishments of Askia Muhammad the Great of Songhay?

Accepted Answer

A)  Askia Muhammad the Great was a devout supporter of Christianity. 
B)  He put only Africans practicing native beliefs in important governmental positions. 
C)  Askia Muhammad the Great built many mosques and subsidized book production. 
D)  Askia Muhammad the Great supported education in the Bible. 
E)  He was the longest-living and most significant Swahili leader. 
A)  Askia Muhammad the Great was a devout supporter of Christianity. 
B)  He put only Africans practicing native beliefs in important governmental positions. 
C)  Askia Muhammad the Great built many mosques and subsidized book production. 
D)  Askia Muhammad the Great supported education in the Bible. 
E)  He was the longest-living and most significant Swahili leader. C

Question 4

How profoundly did European imperialism impact Africa? Give specific examples to support your statements.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of Af

Question 5

It would be most accurate to say of early European trading centers in Africa that

Accepted Answer

A)  Europeans usually made more profit from the trading than did the African leaders. 
B)  the factories, as they were called, existed on all of Africa's coastlines. 
C)  there were no factories in the interior of the African continent. 
D)  white traders often accompanied the African leaders back to their homes in the interior to gather more goods. 
E)  most of the items Europeans purchased from Africans could have been bought elsewhere, but they were much cheaper in Africa. 
A)  Europeans usually made more profit from the trading than did the African leaders. 
B)  the factories, as they were called, existed on all of Africa's coastlines. 
C)  there were no factories in the interior of the African continent. 
D)  white traders often accompanied the African leaders back to their homes in the interior to gather more goods. 
E)  most of the items Europeans purchased from Africans could have been bought elsewhere, but they were much cheaper in Africa.

Question 6

Which African group was involved in a military stalemate with Boers in southern Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  The army of Mali. 
B)  Great Zimbabwe tribes. 
C)  The Zulu. 
D)  The Swahili. 
E)  Songhay slave traders. 
A)  The army of Mali. 
B)  Great Zimbabwe tribes. 
C)  The Zulu. 
D)  The Swahili. 
E)  Songhay slave traders.

Question 7

The most technologically and economically advanced of the native tribes that inhabited southern Africa appears to have been the

Accepted Answer

A)  Khoikhoi. 
B)  Bantu. 
C)  Khoisan. 
D)  Zulu. 
E)  Xhosa. 
A)  Khoikhoi. 
B)  Bantu. 
C)  Khoisan. 
D)  Zulu. 
E)  Xhosa.

Question 8

Surprisingly, it appears that by the end of the 18th century, the British had

Accepted Answer

A)  decided to do away with slavery in the British Isles. 
B)  decided to put most of its colonizing efforts into the Indian subcontinent. 
C)  developed a conscience about slavery. 
D)  been convinced by the French that they should get out of the slave business. 
E)  already stopped the slave trade, Parliament having passed a law against it in the same year that the United States ended the Civil War. 
A)  decided to do away with slavery in the British Isles. 
B)  decided to put most of its colonizing efforts into the Indian subcontinent. 
C)  developed a conscience about slavery. 
D)  been convinced by the French that they should get out of the slave business. 
E)  already stopped the slave trade, Parliament having passed a law against it in the same year that the United States ended the Civil War.

Question 9

By the time the slave trade in Africa died down, outsiders had exported all of the following from the continent EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  gold. 
B)  slaves. 
C)  palm oil. 
D)  ivory and skins. 
E)  coal. 
A)  gold. 
B)  slaves. 
C)  palm oil. 
D)  ivory and skins. 
E)  coal.

Question 10

Tippu Tib, whose real name was Hamed bin Mohammed al-Murjibi, spread his control over large parts of Africa near Zanzibar.What was his method of using Africans from the interior to gain vast personal wealth?

Accepted Answer

A)  He had the natives of the interior carry ivory from elephant tusks to the coast to sell and then sold the people who carried the ivory into slavery, also. 
B)  He pitted the Boers against the British and sold goods to both sides of the warring nations in their conflicts for colonial control of Africa. 
C)  He helped the Zulus in their fight against the African kingdom of Great Zimbabwe and was rewarded by the winners of that war. 
D)  He made his fortune by selling Islamic art, religious icons, and books to the new converts of Islam along the Swahili coast and in southern Arabia. 
E)  He helped the poor and other members of society who needed assistance in the highly competitive economic areas where the rich got richer and poor got poorer. 
A)  He had the natives of the interior carry ivory from elephant tusks to the coast to sell and then sold the people who carried the ivory into slavery, also. 
B)  He pitted the Boers against the British and sold goods to both sides of the warring nations in their conflicts for colonial control of Africa. 
C)  He helped the Zulus in their fight against the African kingdom of Great Zimbabwe and was rewarded by the winners of that war. 
D)  He made his fortune by selling Islamic art, religious icons, and books to the new converts of Islam along the Swahili coast and in southern Arabia. 
E)  He helped the poor and other members of society who needed assistance in the highly competitive economic areas where the rich got richer and poor got poorer.

Question 11

Islam in western Africa established itself

Accepted Answer

A)  in coexistence with pagan rites. 
B)  by legally persecuting animists. 
C)  by wars of conquest. 
D)  by imperial decree. 
E)  as the only accepted religion. 
A)  in coexistence with pagan rites. 
B)  by legally persecuting animists. 
C)  by wars of conquest. 
D)  by imperial decree. 
E)  as the only accepted religion.

Question 12

One would best describe the European-African interaction in the 1400s and 1500s as

Accepted Answer

A)  mutually rewarding. 
B)  respectfully undertaken. 
C)  one-sided, with Africans benefiting most. 
D)  one-sided, with Europeans benefiting most. 
E)  one-sided, with Africans deferring to Europeans. 
A)  mutually rewarding. 
B)  respectfully undertaken. 
C)  one-sided, with Africans benefiting most. 
D)  one-sided, with Europeans benefiting most. 
E)  one-sided, with Africans deferring to Europeans.

Question 13

Compare and contrast North, South, West, and East Africa in their relationship with Europeans.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 14

The first slaves purchased by Europeans came from the region of

Accepted Answer

A)  the Senegal River. 
B)  Western Sahara. 
C)  Equatorial Guinea. 
D)  the Congo. 
E)  Zanzibar. 
A)  the Senegal River. 
B)  Western Sahara. 
C)  Equatorial Guinea. 
D)  the Congo. 
E)  Zanzibar.

Question 15

What was the original focus of the European expeditions that helped open the African interior other than trade and nationalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Europeans wanted to explore the routes of the major rivers. 
B)  The Europeans wanted to capture slaves for rubber plantations. 
C)  They were on a search for deposits of gold, salt, and silver. 
D)  They were searching for archaeological evidence of ancient kingdoms. 
E)  They were missionaries who wanted to Christianize the natives. 
A)  The Europeans wanted to explore the routes of the major rivers. 
B)  The Europeans wanted to capture slaves for rubber plantations. 
C)  They were on a search for deposits of gold, salt, and silver. 
D)  They were searching for archaeological evidence of ancient kingdoms. 
E)  They were missionaries who wanted to Christianize the natives.

Question 16

The main factor(s) contributing to the harsh slaving raids that took place within Africa was

Accepted Answer

A)  the gold with which Europeans purchased slaves. 
B)  the firearms the Europeans introduced into the continent. 
C)  long-running rivalries between African kingdoms. 
D)  the use of Christianity to justify their actions. 
E)  the fact that most Africans were Muslim. 
A)  the gold with which Europeans purchased slaves. 
B)  the firearms the Europeans introduced into the continent. 
C)  long-running rivalries between African kingdoms. 
D)  the use of Christianity to justify their actions. 
E)  the fact that most Africans were Muslim.

Question 17

The ____________________ were the first Europeans to become involved in the slave trade.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ were the first Europeans to...

Question 18

What is the best description of the jihad of Abd al-Qadir?

Accepted Answer

A)  The jihad began in the 1840s and lasted until the death of Abd al-Qadir in 1853. 
B)  Abd al-Qadir successfully defended Algeria against the French for about fifty years. 
C)  It ended almost as quickly as it began, with terrible losses for the African Muslims. 
D)  In many ways it predicted the Algerian war for independence a century later. 
E)  It was actually a thinly-disguised attempt by al-Qadir to seize political control of Algeria. 
A)  The jihad began in the 1840s and lasted until the death of Abd al-Qadir in 1853. 
B)  Abd al-Qadir successfully defended Algeria against the French for about fifty years. 
C)  It ended almost as quickly as it began, with terrible losses for the African Muslims. 
D)  In many ways it predicted the Algerian war for independence a century later. 
E)  It was actually a thinly-disguised attempt by al-Qadir to seize political control of Algeria.

Question 19

Which of the following felt the most direct impact of Arab and Swahili traders?

Accepted Answer

A)  East Africa 
B)  Central Africa 
C)  West Africa 
D)  North Africa 
E)  South Africa 
A)  East Africa 
B)  Central Africa 
C)  West Africa 
D)  North Africa 
E)  South Africa

Question 20

Not only did the Dutch enslave local peoples after they settled in South Africa, but they also imported slaves from ____________________ and ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Indonesia,

Exam 25: Africa in the Era of Expansion

In 1847, in the north African country of ____________________, the French subordinated the native Arabs and Berbers.

The items of interest for the British and Boers in South Africa were

What would best describe some of the major accomplishments of Askia Muhammad the Great of Songhay?

How profoundly did European imperialism impact Africa? Give specific examples to support your statements.

It would be most accurate to say of early European trading centers in Africa that

Which African group was involved in a military stalemate with Boers in southern Africa?

The most technologically and economically advanced of the native tribes that inhabited southern Africa appears to have been the

Surprisingly, it appears that by the end of the 18th century, the British had

By the time the slave trade in Africa died down, outsiders had exported all of the following from the continent EXCEPT

Tippu Tib, whose real name was Hamed bin Mohammed al-Murjibi, spread his control over large parts of Africa near Zanzibar.What was his method of using Africans from the interior to gain vast personal wealth?

Islam in western Africa established itself

One would best describe the European-African interaction in the 1400s and 1500s as

Compare and contrast North, South, West, and East Africa in their relationship with Europeans.

The first slaves purchased by Europeans came from the region of

What was the original focus of the European expeditions that helped open the African interior other than trade and nationalism?

The main factor(s) contributing to the harsh slaving raids that took place within Africa was

The ____________________ were the first Europeans to become involved in the slave trade.

What is the best description of the jihad of Abd al-Qadir?

Which of the following felt the most direct impact of Arab and Swahili traders?

Not only did the Dutch enslave local peoples after they settled in South Africa, but they also imported slaves from ____________________ and ____________________.

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China From the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan and Southeast Asia in the Era of European Expansion

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

The Early Industrial Revolution

Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

Advanced Industrial Society

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

China in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America From Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and Its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Totalitarianism Refined: the Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

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The Cold World War

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Latin America in the Twentieth Century

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