Transcript Unit 8 Study Guide - Mrs. Griffin's 7th Grade Social

Unit 8 Study Guide
1. What is the
main religion of
the Arabs?
Islam
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)?
Bantu
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?
Ashanti
4. Why did
Europeans first take
an interest in the
African continent?
To search for
natural resources
to fuel the
Industrial
Revolution
5. Which cultural
group follows a
strict form of
Islam?
Swahili
6. How did the artificial
boundaries of Africa, set up by
Europeans, cause problems?
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
7. What was The
Berlin
Conference of
1884?
A meeting held in Berlin
Germany where European
countries met to divide
Africa into European
controlled colonies
8. Explain the Pan-African
movement.
An idea that there is a
global Africa made up of
Native Africans and
descendants of African
slaves and migrants
across the world
9. What is nationalism?
Pride in one’s country
10. The __________is
separated from the coast of
Africa by the Atlas
Mountains.
Sahara Desert
11. The ___________ is the
largest desert in the world.
Sahara Desert
12. The ____________region
is mostly grasslands.
.
Savanna
13. ________________ is the
biggest threat to the African
Rainforest today.
Over population
14.The _____________
Desert is located in
southern Africa
Kalahari
15. ______________is the
longest river in Africa.
The Nile River
16. Which main
river in Africa
crosses the
equator twice?
The Congo River
17. Why did European
powers colonize Africa?
They wanted
Africa’s rich
natural resources
18. Which South African
leader was responsible for
ending apartheid?
F.W. de Klerk
19. At the Berlin Conference,
European nations agreed to
divide up the African
continent. What was the main
goal of the European nations?
To gain control
of Africa’s rich
natural
resources
20. Which lake is the
largest in Africa?
Lake Victoria
21. _________________ is
forced control of one
nation by another nation.
Colonization
22. What was the African
national Congress created
to do?
To bring all races together
and end apartheid
23. What is the
international law term that
refers to large scale
violence?
Crimes against
humanity
24. Who granted the release
of Nelson Mandela from
prison?
F.W. de Klerk
25._________________ is the
pre-planned murder of an
entire national, racial,
political, or ethnic group.
Genocide
26. Which
geographical
feature would be
considered a trade
barrier?
The Sahara
Desert
27.
What is the
difference between
a religious group
and an ethnic
group?
An ethnic group is made up
of people who have similar
language and culture and
who often share common
values and religion
28. What is colonization?
Forced control of one
nation by another
nation
29. Why did Africans in Kenya
and Nigeria want
independence from Europe?
To gain control of
their own lands and
government
30.What are
artificial
boundaries?
Country boundaries
that do not follow
religious or ethnic
lines; usually
created by an
outside country.
31. What is apartheid?
Official policy of racial
segregation in South
Africa involving
political, legal, and
Economic
discrimination against
people of color.
32. Why was the African
National Congress created?
To bring people of
all races together
to end apartheid
33. What is civil war?
Fighting between
different groups
to gain political
power
34. What caused
many of the civil
wars in Africa?
Artifical political
boundaries and
partitioning
35. Why was the
Pan-African
movement created?
To unite the people
of Africa and to
develop a unified
political identify