Question 1

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 A

Question 2

Term for identification: Zulu War

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The term "Zulu War" typically refers to the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, a conflict between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. The war took place in what is now South Africa and was precipitated by British imperial ambitions in the region and a desire to consolidate their power by bringing the independent Zulu nation under British control.

The war began in January 1879 when the British, under the command of Lord Chelmsford, invaded Zululand without an official declaration of war. The Zulu nation, led by their king, Cetshwayo, resisted the invasion. The conflict is perhaps most famous for the Battle of Isandlwana on January 22, 1879, where the Zulus achieved a significant victory against the British forces. However, the British eventually prevailed in the war, culminating in the capture of King Cetshwayo and the annexation of the Zulu Kingdom into the British Empire.

The Anglo-Zulu War had lasting effects on the history of South Africa and is remembered for the bravery of the Zulu warriors and the significant military blunders by the British army. It is also notable for the Battle of Rorke's Drift, which occurred on the same day as the defeat at Isandlwana, where a small British garrison successfully defended their post against a much larger Zulu force. This battle was later immortalized in the 1964 film "Zulu."

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Algeria

Question 4

Until the nineteenth century, most Europeans restricted their interest in Africa to

Accepted Answer

A) missionary activity. 
B) colonization. 
C) trade. 
D) political domination. 
E) Both A and C. 
A) missionary activity. 
B) colonization. 
C) trade. 
D) political domination. 
E) Both A and C.

Question 5

What is the best general description of the African interior prior to incursions by Europeans in the 1900s?

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A) A pristine wilderness. 
B) A patchwork of kingdoms. 
C) Completely uninhabited. 
D) The white man's graveyard. 
E) Filled with monstrous wildlife. 
A) A pristine wilderness. 
B) A patchwork of kingdoms. 
C) Completely uninhabited. 
D) The white man's graveyard. 
E) Filled with monstrous wildlife.

Question 6

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 7

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

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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 8

Which of the following was not true of the Swahili peoples of east Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) Those who lived in urban areas usually converted to Islam. 
B) The main reason for their city-states was commercial 
C) The Swahili traded up and down Africa's east coast as well as far into the interior. 
D) Slave trading was never a large part of the Swahili trade network. 
E) Many Swahili who lived in remote areas never converted to the Islamic faith. 
A) Those who lived in urban areas usually converted to Islam. 
B) The main reason for their city-states was commercial 
C) The Swahili traded up and down Africa's east coast as well as far into the interior. 
D) Slave trading was never a large part of the Swahili trade network. 
E) Many Swahili who lived in remote areas never converted to the Islamic faith.

Question 9

Which of these was not descriptive of the African continent?

Accepted Answer

A) The mortality rate for visiting Europeans was probably higher than that for slaves being taken to the Americas. 
B) Coastal African traders often exaggerated tales of many savages lying in wait for any intruders who might venture away from the coast. 
C) Europeans could not take their animals into the interior, because the diseases that killed men also killed horses and mules. 
D) Most rivers running toward the coast have now been determined to be fairly easy to navigate, despite the warnings of the original traders. 
E) All of the options are descriptive of Africa. 
A) The mortality rate for visiting Europeans was probably higher than that for slaves being taken to the Americas. 
B) Coastal African traders often exaggerated tales of many savages lying in wait for any intruders who might venture away from the coast. 
C) Europeans could not take their animals into the interior, because the diseases that killed men also killed horses and mules. 
D) Most rivers running toward the coast have now been determined to be fairly easy to navigate, despite the warnings of the original traders. 
E) All of the options are descriptive of Africa.

Question 10

After the establishment of the Zanzibar Sultanate, Sayyid Sáid and his successors took control of which geographical part of Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) The area around Cape Town. 
B) The Khoisan and Transvaal regions. 
C) A substantial part of Great Zimbabwe. 
D) The Swahili coast of East Africa. 
E) Most of the Atlantic coast. 
A) The area around Cape Town. 
B) The Khoisan and Transvaal regions. 
C) A substantial part of Great Zimbabwe. 
D) The Swahili coast of East Africa. 
E) Most of the Atlantic coast.

Question 11

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 12

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

Accepted Answer

Indonesia,

Question 13

By the late 1800s, the French and the British had carved ____________________ in West Africa.

Accepted Answer

spheres of

Question 14

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 15

During the period known as the Informal Empire, what was the level of the Europeans' involvement in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) The Europeans settled only the Mediterranean coast. 
B) The Europeans remained only in coastal areas. 
C) They eagerly sought the interior of Africa as a colonial interest. 
D) They fought many wars for control with Arab Muslims. 
E) The Europeans settled only the Cape Town area of South Africa. 
A) The Europeans settled only the Mediterranean coast. 
B) The Europeans remained only in coastal areas. 
C) They eagerly sought the interior of Africa as a colonial interest. 
D) They fought many wars for control with Arab Muslims. 
E) The Europeans settled only the Cape Town area of South Africa.

Question 16

Which country was most responsible for convincing other countries to end the slave trade in the early 1800s?

Accepted Answer

A) Egypt. 
B) Portugal. 
C) Songhay. 
D) Bugnada. 
E) Britain. 
A) Egypt. 
B) Portugal. 
C) Songhay. 
D) Bugnada. 
E) Britain.

Question 17

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 18

Elaborate on the various states that existed in Africa prior to the arrival of Europeans.

Accepted Answer

Answers would includ

Question 19

Boer is the Dutch word for ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Boer is the Dutch word for ____________________....

Question 20

Analyze the African slave trade. Describe its extent, evaluate its implementation, and assess its repercussions. Include information on African, Arab, and European participation in the trade.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion begin

Exam 25: Africa in the Era of Expansion

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

Term for identification: Zulu War

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

Until the nineteenth century, most Europeans restricted their interest in Africa to

What is the best general description of the African interior prior to incursions by Europeans in the 1900s?

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

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

Which of the following was not true of the Swahili peoples of east Africa?

Which of these was not descriptive of the African continent?

After the establishment of the Zanzibar Sultanate, Sayyid Sáid and his successors took control of which geographical part of Africa?

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?

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

By the late 1800s, the French and the British had carved ____________________ in West Africa.

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

During the period known as the Informal Empire, what was the level of the Europeans' involvement in Africa?

Which country was most responsible for convincing other countries to end the slave trade in the early 1800s?

The first slaves purchased by Europeans came from the region of

Elaborate on the various states that existed in Africa prior to the arrival of Europeans.

Boer is the Dutch word for ____________________.

Analyze the African slave trade. Describe its extent, evaluate its implementation, and assess its repercussions. Include information on African, Arab, and European participation in the trade.

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