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Cultures, History, & Governments in Africa - Test Study Guide

Define each term in your own words.

1. Ethnic group_____________________________________________________________________________________

2. Religious group___________________________________________________________________________________

3. Ethnocentrism ___________________________________________________________________________________

4. Human capital __________________________________________________________________________________

5. Unitary ________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Confederation ___________________________________________________________________________________

7. Federal_________________________________________________________________________________________

8. Autocracy ______________________________________________________________________________________

9. Oligarchy ______________________________________________________________________________________

10. Democracy _____________________________________________________________________________________

11. African Union ___________________________________________________________________________________

12. Provide the following facts for each ethnic group:

________ Ashanti Bantu Arab ______________

Where do they live

in Africa today?

Family Life...

Religion & belief in

ancestors...

Identifying

Traits

13. What was the Bantu migration and why was it so important? ______________________________________________

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14. What is the religious symbol of the Ashanti and what do they believe? ______________________________________

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15. How did the language of Swahili develop? ____________________________________________________________

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16. What do many African ethnic groups believe about land ownership? ________________________________________

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17. Why did Europeans want to colonize Africa? __________________________________________________________

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18. What was the Berlin Conference and why was it held? ___________________________________________________

19. How did colonialism & the Berlin Conference negatively impact the people of Africa and lead to ethnic conflicts? __________________________________________________________________________________________________

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20. What were some positive effects of colonialism in Africa? ________________________________________________

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21. How did apartheid begin in South Africa? _____________________________________________________________

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22. Why did Afrikaners want apartheid to continue? ________________________________________________________

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23. Describe what life was like for black South African people during apartheid.

Schools: ________________________________________________________________________________

Healthcare: ______________________________________________________________________________

Housing: ________________________________________________________________________________

Jobs: ___________________________________________________________________________________

Treatment by police: _______________________________________________________________________

Land use: _______________________________________________________________________________

Wages: __________________________________________________________________________________

24. How the African National Congress (ANC) help black South Africans? _____________________________________

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25. How did apartheid negatively impact education in Bantu communities? _____________________________________

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26. Why did the Afrikaners make English and Afrikaans the only two official languages in South Africa? _____________

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27. Why did that hurt education and the literacy rate in South Africa? __________________________________________

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28. Why did de Klerk work to end apartheid? What role did sanctions play? ____________________________________

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29. Why was Nelson Mandela imprisoned in South Africa? __________________________________________________

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30. What did Nelson Mandela want in South Africa? What was his goal? ______________________________________

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31. What type of government does South Africa have today? How do you know? ________________________________

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32. What was the Pan-African movement? _______________________________________________________________

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33. What type of government does Kenya have today? Why? How do you know? _______________________________

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34. What type of government does Nigeria have today? Why? How do you know? ______________________________

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35. Why did Sudan and South Sudan split? _______________________________________________________________

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36. How are the governments of Sudan and South Sudan different? ____________________________________________

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Name: ________________

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