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Colonization of Africa

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9 questions

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Question 2

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European nations did NOT colonize the New World.

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Question 5

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Question 8

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An "Ethno-Linguistic" group means an Ethnic group with the same language. Why do you think it was a bad idea for Europeans to group Africans together in a colony that didn't speak the same language or have the same tribal governments?

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Question 9

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What do you think most likely happened to Africans forced to live in the same colonies with other Africans that spoke different languages and had different governments before colonization?

Question 1

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To "colonize" means to...

Let other nations rule themselves.

Give colonies their independence.

Take over and rule another nation.

True

False

Question 3

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Which continents did the Europeans colonize that became of the "Columbian Exchange"?

Asia

Australia

North America

Question 4

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Looking at the map below, which statement is NOT true?

Africa lost it's independence due to colonization. 

Spain, France, Italy, Portugal and England each took over land in Africa. 

About half of Africa  was NOT colonized by the Europeans.

What is one reason that European countries wanted to colonize Africa?

For their animals to use in farming

For raw materials to make products

To learn from the tribe leaders about new inventions

Question 6

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Another reason European countries wanted to colonize Africa was competition between each other which sometimes led to ________________________?
(Fill in the blank.)

joint ownership of colonies

African independence

war

Question 7

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Read this quote from the text: "...idealogies of racial hierarchy were prevalent in Europe...". What can you infer from the text that explains how Europeans were racist?

Europeans thought that Africans were equals.

Europeans thought that Africans were not as intelligent as they were. 

Europeans thought that Africans were more civilized than they were.

It caused mistrust and fighting. 

It caused a peaceful union.