Imperialism In Africa

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Resistance to British rule in southern Africa was led by the

Zulus

The name of Africa's longest river is the

Nile

When Europeans first began to explore Africa, what did they find?

When Europeans first began to explore Africa, what did they find?

Which of the following were effects of European rule in Africa? Check all that apply.

European languages became official languages. Some educational systems were established. African colonies were created along arbitrary lines.

Which of the following was a political effect of European imperialism in Africa?

Little experience was provided to Africans in self-government.

Which of the following describes an economic effect of European imperialism in Africa?

Little money was invested in technology or infrastructure not related to exports.

Africa is separated from Europe by the

Mediterranean Sea

What part did the slave trade play in helping Europeans take control of much of Africa in the 1800s?

The slave trade had weakened many African kingdoms.

Read the following passage from a book that David Livingstone wrote about his travels in central Africa. "The country is becoming very beautiful, and furrowed [lined] by deep valleys; the underlying rocks, being igneous, have yielded [given] fertile soil. There is great abundance of large game [animals to hunt]. . . . We crossed the Mbai [River] and found in its bed rocks of pink marble. Some little hills near it are capped by marble of beautiful whiteness." Which best summarizes Livingstone's description of Africa?

There are abundant natural resources in Africa.

The Berlin Conference of 1885 is said to have set off a "scramble for Africa." That means that Europeans

rushed to set up colonies in Africa.


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