Exploring Our World: People, Places, and Cultures

Chapter 20: History and Cultures of Africa South of the Sahara

Self-Check Quizzes

1
The only African countries that were never European colonies are Liberia and _____.
A)Angola
B)Ethiopia
C)Gold Coast
D)South Africa
2
The Bantu were skilled ______.
A)ironworkers
B)bead weavers
C)winemakers
D)ivory carvers
3
The Kush traded with people as far away as ______.
A)Siberia
B)Central Asia
C)North America
D)Southwest Asia
4
Which culture is a blend of Arab and African ways?
A)Kush
B)Axum
C)Swahili
D)Zimbabwe
5
Who were the first Europeans to set up trade in Africa?
A)Spanish
B)Portuguese
C)Greek
D)British
6
Nearly __ million African people were sent to the Americas in the slave trade.
A)4
B)7
C)9
D)12
7
Which is NOT a reason that the population in Africa south of the Sahara is increasing?
A)spread of AIDS
B)lowered death rates
C)higher birthrates
D)better sanitation
8
What is one way that disease is spread in the region?
A)jungle snakes
B)poisonous plants
C)intestinal worms
D)tsetse flies
9
AIDS has lowered life expectancy in _________.
A)Ukraine
B)Botswana
C)Egypt
D)Liberia
10
The U.N. predicts that one result of the AIDS crisis in Africa will be _________.
A)billions of dollars in increased aid
B)thousands of available jobs
C)millions of orphaned children
D)hundreds of free clinics and hospitals
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