1.) What are the five sub-regions of Africa?
West, North, East, South, and Central Africa
2.) Why is East Africa known as the cradle of humanity?
Thats where the first fossils of human were found.
3.) What were some early civilizations of East Africa?  What was their economy based on?
Kiliwaa and Aksum, they major economy was trading.
4.) What was the Berlin Conference?  Why - particularly - did it happen?
It divided Africa into sections for resources without war, no African leaders had a say in the conference.
5.) How did colonization cause conflicts in East Africa after independence?
It caused governmental instability, combined enemies and separated groups.
6.) Why are Liberia and Ethiopia important?
Those were the only two countries that remained free from colonization.
7.) What are some cash crops of East Africa?
Coffee, tea, and sugar
8.) What is East Africa's most critical health-care problem?
AIDS and HIV
9.) Name two ancient empires of North Africa?
Egypt and Carthage
10.) What practices did the world acquire from Ancient Egypt?
Geometry and medicine11.) What North Africa countries have had the economies transformed by oil?
Alergia, Libya, and Tunisia
12.) what is Rai?
urban music changed to be used more as a rebellion
13.) Changes roles of woman in North Africa.
they can get a divorce, no more prearranged marriages, more equal rights
14.) Why is Goree Island important?
Major port for the slave trade.
15.) List three trading empires of West Africa?  What did the trade?
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all traded gold and salt
16.) What is a stateless society?
society that relies on family government rather than traditional modern government
How has West Africa's traditional stateless societies caused problems after colonization?
Because the Berlin Conference took away the stateless society power, and combined enemies and separated families.
17.) What are some roadblocks to economic development in West Africa?
Colonialism, just export without import to the African colonies.
18.) Discuss West African music.
It's a mix of Jazz, Blues, and Reggae.19.) What is Bantu important?
It helped produce the diversity of language and culture in Africa, linking various places.
20.) What was Sao Tome established for?
It was another slave trading port on an island off the coast of Central Africa
21.) Who was King Leopold II?  Why was he important?
King of Belgium, first showed interest in Africa (Congo) starting the Berlin Conference22.) What are the lasting effects of colonialism in Central Africa?
Problems for ethnic groups, government instability, and lack of resources.
23.) What major problems does Central Africa have in education?
Lack of teachers and secondary schools, and the different languages used at home and school.
24.) Who ended the apartheid in South Africa?
Nelson Mandela
25.) How does modern Johannesburg reflect the problems created by the apartheid?
It is split in half like two cities (nice and ghetto)