Question 1

Term for identification: Mozambique and Mombasa

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The term that identifies both Mozambique

Question 2

Term for identification: white man's graveyard

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The term "white man's graveyard" histori

Question 3

Term for identification: spheres of influence

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The term "spheres of influence" refers t

Question 4

Using threats of piracy as an excuse, the French invaded the African states of ____________________ and ____________________.

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The answer of Using threats of piracy as an excuse,...

Question 5

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

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Answers would include a discus

Question 6

The Great Trek took place when

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A) British soldiers moved to the interior of Africa to meet Zulu warriors. 
B) Zulus and Belgians clashed in Central Africa. 
C) Dutch settlers moved northward in South Africa to escape domination by the British. 
D) the Dutch moved northward through South Africa searching for gold. 
E) the British moved into Dutch territory to seize gold holdings there. 
A) British soldiers moved to the interior of Africa to meet Zulu warriors. 
B) Zulus and Belgians clashed in Central Africa. 
C) Dutch settlers moved northward in South Africa to escape domination by the British. 
D) the Dutch moved northward through South Africa searching for gold. 
E) the British moved into Dutch territory to seize gold holdings there.

Question 7

The first Europeans to become involved in slavery as a business were from which country?

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A) Britain. 
B) The Netherlands. 
C) Portugal. 
D) Spain. 
E) France. 
A) Britain. 
B) The Netherlands. 
C) Portugal. 
D) Spain. 
E) France.

Question 8

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

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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 9

Term for identification: Elmina

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Elmina is a town situated on the south c

Question 10

All coastal trade in East Africa was directed through

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A) Arab Muslims. 
B) the British. 
C) Mali. 
D) Zanzibar. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) Arab Muslims. 
B) the British. 
C) Mali. 
D) Zanzibar. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 11

Explain the lengthy absence of European intervention in Africa.

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Answers would include a discus

Question 12

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

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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 13

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

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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 14

Term for identification: Omani Arabs

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The term "Omani Arabs" refers to the Ara

Question 15

Islam in western Africa established itself

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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 16

Compare and contrast various European groups and their perceptions of Africa. How did the areas they venture into shape their experience?

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Answers would include a discussion of Eu

Question 17

The Niger, Congo, and Nile were the only three major rivers of Africa that were ____________________ very far inland, and then only at certain times.

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The answer of The Niger, Congo, and Nile were the...

Question 18

The coastal cities of East Africa in the 19th century

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A) already had centuries of trading history at the time they were put under Omani rule. 
B) were already part of Christian culture. 
C) had never before experienced foreign contacts. 
D) were enclaves of Arab colonists. 
E) exported no slaves. 
A) already had centuries of trading history at the time they were put under Omani rule. 
B) were already part of Christian culture. 
C) had never before experienced foreign contacts. 
D) were enclaves of Arab colonists. 
E) exported no slaves.

Question 19

Term for identification: Zanzibar Sultanate

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The Zanzibar Sultanate was a sovereign s

Question 20

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

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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.

Exam 25: Africa in the Era of Expansion

Term for identification: Mozambique and Mombasa

Term for identification: white man's graveyard

Term for identification: spheres of influence

Using threats of piracy as an excuse, the French invaded the African states of ____________________ and ____________________.

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

The Great Trek took place when

The first Europeans to become involved in slavery as a business were from which country?

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

Term for identification: Elmina

All coastal trade in East Africa was directed through

Explain the lengthy absence of European intervention in Africa.

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

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

Term for identification: Omani Arabs

Islam in western Africa established itself

Compare and contrast various European groups and their perceptions of Africa. How did the areas they venture into shape their experience?

The Niger, Congo, and Nile were the only three major rivers of Africa that were ____________________ very far inland, and then only at certain times.

The coastal cities of East Africa in the 19th century

Term for identification: Zanzibar Sultanate

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

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