Question 1

Who were the Boers?

Accepted Answer

A) an important tribe in Zaire 
B) Dutch settlers in southern Africa 
C) rulers of a great kingdom centered in Zimbabwe 
D) an uneducated, dull, and generally boring people 
E) farmers from France who settled Rhodesia 
A) an important tribe in Zaire 
B) Dutch settlers in southern Africa 
C) rulers of a great kingdom centered in Zimbabwe 
D) an uneducated, dull, and generally boring people 
E) farmers from France who settled Rhodesia

Question 2

Term for identification: marabout

Accepted Answer

The term "marabout" refers to a religiou

Question 3

Term for identification: Trekboers

Accepted Answer

The term "Trekboers" refers to nomadic p

Question 4

Until the 19th century, to what did most Europeans restrict their interest in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) missionary activity 
B) colonization 
C) trade 
D) political domination 
E) exploration 
A) missionary activity 
B) colonization 
C) trade 
D) political domination 
E) exploration

Question 5

Term for identification: Zulu War

Accepted Answer

The term "Zulu War" typically refers to

Question 6

What two areas of Africa were the primary sources for slaves?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which of the following was NOT part of the Lakes Kingdoms?

Accepted Answer

A) Bunyoro-Kitara 
B) Karagwe 
C) Kilwa 
D) Buganda 
E) Burundi 
A) Bunyoro-Kitara 
B) Karagwe 
C) Kilwa 
D) Buganda 
E) Burundi

Question 8

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) United States 
D) Buganda 
E) Britain 
A) Egypt 
B) Portugal 
C) United States 
D) Buganda 
E) Britain

Question 9

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

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.

Question 10

Term for identification: Hausa

Accepted Answer

The term "Hausa" refers to an ethnic gro

Question 11

The ____________________ was the Nilotes' spiritual leader who could, in some circumstances, have great political power.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ was the Nilotes' spiritual leader...

Question 12

Which of the following events allowed the British to take over the slave trade and dominate it until 1807?

Accepted Answer

A) founding of the Royal African Company 
B) founding of the Dutch East India Company 
C) founding of the British East India Company 
D) establishment of the Anti-Slavery Movement 
E) founding of the Royal Niger Company 
A) founding of the Royal African Company 
B) founding of the Dutch East India Company 
C) founding of the British East India Company 
D) establishment of the Anti-Slavery Movement 
E) founding of the Royal Niger Company

Question 13

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 14

Where did the Boers establish settlements?

Accepted Answer

A) Graf Reinet and Timbuktu 
B) Stellenbosch and Graf Reinet 
C) Kilwa and Bagamoyo 
D) Zanzibar and Mombasa 
E) Tambora and Kilwa 
A) Graf Reinet and Timbuktu 
B) Stellenbosch and Graf Reinet 
C) Kilwa and Bagamoyo 
D) Zanzibar and Mombasa 
E) Tambora and Kilwa

Question 15

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

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 16

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) The Africans lacked knowledge in military and technological matters. 
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) The Africans lacked knowledge in military and technological matters.

Exam 25: Africa in the Era of Expansion

Who were the Boers?

Term for identification: marabout

Term for identification: Trekboers

Until the 19th century, to what did most Europeans restrict their interest in Africa?

Term for identification: Zulu War

What two areas of Africa were the primary sources for slaves?

Which of the following was NOT part of the Lakes Kingdoms?

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

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

Term for identification: Hausa

The ____________________ was the Nilotes' spiritual leader who could, in some circumstances, have great political power.

Which of the following events allowed the British to take over the slave trade and dominate it until 1807?

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

Where did the Boers establish settlements?

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

Which of these was NOT descriptive of the African continent?

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