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Chapter 19 Study Questions

Section 1: East Africa

  1. What contributed to the rise of early civilizations in East Africa?
  2. What effect did international trade have on East Africa?
  3. What happen at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?
  4. What African countries managed to remain free of European control?
  5. How did colonialism cause conflicts in East Africa after independence?
  6. Why is it risky for East Africa to rely on cash crops?
  7. Why is East Africa’s agricultural base changing?
  8. What threatens East Africa’s wildlife parks?
  9. Why did the Mau Mau rebellion occur?
  10. How do the Masai and Kikuyu compare in the kinds of work they do?
  11. What is East Africa’s most critical health-care problem?
  12. What is the difference between HIV and AIDS?
  13. How does the difference affect AIDS statistics?

Section 2: North Africa

  1. What form of government did ancient Egypt have?
  2. What practices did the ancient world acquire from Egypt?
  3. How did Muslims gain control of North Africa?
  4. How has North Africa’s economic base evolved?
  5. What North African countries have economics transformed by oil?
  6. Why has the oil industry failed to benefit local workers?
  7. What major influences combine in North Africa culture?
  8. How are prices set for products sold in souks?
  9. How has rai music changed since its beginnings?
  10. What was the traditional role for North African women?
  11. How has marriage law changed in Tunisia?
  12. What gains have Tunisian women made outside the home?

Section 3: West Africa

  1. How did the location help the three West African empires?
  2. What helped Ghana thrive besides its gold-salt trade?
  3. What is the basis of West Africa’s economic well-being?
  4. What has helped Ghana achieve healthy economic growth?
  5. For what colorful cloth are the Ashanti well known?
  6. What influences are found in West African popular music?

Section4: Central Africa

  1. Why are the Bantu migrations a key event?
  2. How did the Portuguese open the African slave trade to Europeans?
  3. Why is King Leopold of Belgium especially important?
  4. What types of infrastructure did European colonizers develop in Central Africa?
  5. Why did economic problems caused by colonization continue in the independent Democratic Republic of the Congo?
  6. What will help the Democratic Republic of the Congo benefit from its rich resources?
  7. What theme dominated Central African art for most of the 20th century?
  8. How has Central African art changed since independence?
  9. How did Picasso spread the influence of Central African art?
  10. What problems does Central Africa have in education?
  11. How do language barriers hinder education?

Section 4: Southern Africa

  1. What economic activity caused Southern Africa to thrive centuries ago?
  2. How did the British gain control in South Africa?
  3. Why did foreign nations object to South Africa’s policy of apartheid?
  4. Why id foreign nations object to South Africa’s policy of apartheid?
  5. How did apartheid hurt South Africa’s economy?
  6. What “two economies” exist in South Africa today?
  7. How has Botswana’s diamond wealth created agricultural problems?
  8. How does modern Johannesburg reflect the problems created by apartheid?
  9. What jobs do most blacks perform in Southern Africa?