practice sheet - african colonization & independence

Test Practice SheetSocial Studies for 10th E.G.B. | Teacher: Mauricio Torres

Rules of Engagement!

We have very short time to do this practice so try to do your best in the least amount of time.

Write the answers and questions on a sheet of paper or on your notebook.

Think your answers well, be cool and remember what you have learned in class.

Use your own words. Pay attention: follow instructions carefully. Don’t shout out the answers! Concentrate on your test, be quiet and…

GOOD LUCK!

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1.- King Affonso was from: Kongo Asante Oyo Kenya

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2.- Why was Henry the Navigator so important? He sponsored expeditions He was the first recorded European to

reach the southern tip of Africa As a cartographer, he drew the most

important maps for the Portuguese None of the above

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3.- “a political system in South Africa that legally separated people of different races” is: Imperialism Middle Men Apartheid None of the above.

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4.- In what year did the British commence the slave trade? 1542 1562 1652 1642

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5.- What boosted the slave trade? Large profits Low prices Economic difficulties The labor needed in the Americas

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6.- Where was Mobutu Sese Seko from? Democratic Republic of Congo Nigeria Kenya Kingdom of Mali

Analyze

1.- Why were western-educated Africans discontent with colonial rule?

Analyze

2.- Why did nations of the African interior fall apart and the ones along the coastline rise?

List

1.- List two reasons why you think the Portuguese did not seek to colonize Africa at first and only create outposts.

Answers

Use this time to check your answers. Correct them if needed Don´t cheat on yourself, this is a

practice of your skills and capabilities.

Learn from your mistakes and… ADAPT!

Choose the correct answer

1.- King Affonso was from: Kongo Asante Oyo Kenya

Choose the correct answer

2.- Why was Henry the Navigator so important? He sponsored expeditions He was the first recorded European to

reach the southern tip of Africa As a cartographer, he drew the most

important maps for the Portuguese None of the above

Choose the correct answer

3.- “a political system in South Africa that legally separated people of different races” is: Imperialism Middle Men Apartheid None of the above.

Choose the correct answer

4.- In what year did the British commence the slave trade? 1542 1562 1652 1642

Choose the correct answer

5.- What boosted the slave trade? Large profits Low prices Economic difficulties The labor needed in the Americas

Choose the correct answer

6.- Where was Mobutu Sese Seko from? Democratic Republic of Congo Nigeria Kenya Kingdom of Mali

Analyze

1.- Why were western-educated Africans discontent with colonial rule? Because they felt ill treated and

could only get the worst jobs. They realized that Europeans had

no right to rule over them.

Analyze

2.- Why did nations of the African interior fall apart and the ones along the coastline rise? Because the ones on the coastline

would kidnap people from the interior to sell them as slaves, thus reaching economic prosperity and destroying entire nations due to lack of people.

List

1.- List two reasons why you think the Portuguese did not seek to colonize Africa at first and only create outposts. They needed only to supply ships en

route to Asia Their first goal was not to establish

colonies.

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