Colonialism/Random Flashcards
Which country was NOT part of the Berlin Conference?
United States
Which one of these countries has not been colonized?
Ethiopia
Village and rural life is common in Africa, which of these is the main economic activity these rural peoples partake in?
Agriculture
What are common solutions to unevenness is in Africa?
loans, banks, insurance
Which demographic trends are common in Africa in recent years? (But are getting better)
high birth rate and high infant mortality
What were some of the impacts felt from shifts in precipitations patterns in the Sahel?
Water availability for eating, drinking, agriculture production. Environment and people can suffer.
4 major colonial periods:
- age of initial contact
- period of enslavement
- period of land exploration
- formal colonialism
Where were the earliest known civilizations prior to colonialism?
Nile river. stone and iron technology
early periods 1400-1880
Portuguese were first. slavery. European exploration
British
based on indirect rule, enforce ordinances and collect taxes
French
acculturation, encouraged them to act French
Portuguese
assimilation, social hierarchy, dehumanizing
Belgians
exploitative, paternalistic
what was the Jeddah water crisis?
intense rainfall that caused flooding in Saudi Arabia
