Unit 4 Review

Question 1

Stateless society

Answer 1

No big overarching government, no centralized government, tribal in nature

Question 2

Colonialism

Answer 2

Gaining full or political control over another country

Question 3

Reasons for colonizing Africa

Answer 3

Slave trade was abolished, natural resources, improvement in healthcare (less dangerous)

Question 4

Berlin Conference

Answer 4

Divided Africa between European countries, effective occupation, no African leaders invited, notified countries if they controlled a new area

Question 5

Positive effects of Berlin conference

Answer 5

Improved education, formal economy and industry, infrastructure

Question 6

Negative effects of Berlin conference

Answer 6

Exploitation of land and resources, loss of land, loss of identity, regional conflicts created.

Question 7

8 stages of Genocide

Answer 7

1. Classification
2. Symbolization
3. Dehumanization
4. Organization
5. Polarization
6. Preparation
7. Extermination
8. Denial

Question 8

The great Rift Valley

Answer 8

6,000 miles in Eastern Africa

Question 9

Apartheid

Answer 9

Complete separation of races

Question 10

Cradle of Humanities

Answer 10

Birthplace of humanity

Question 11

Bantu

Answer 11

Traditional group originally began in central Africa, spreading culture

Question 12

Western Africa

Answer 12

Niger River, Sahara desert, no central government, most affected by European colonization

Question 13

Central Africa

Answer 13

Congo River, Central African rainforest

Question 14

Eastern Africa

Answer 14

Mount Kilimanjaro, mount Keng, cradle of humanity, agricultural.

Question 15

Southern Africa

Answer 15

Namib and Kalahari desert, Bantu language, lost of immigration

Question 16

Sahara

Answer 16

Extreme desert region that dominates physical geography of a north Afrcia

Question 17

Sahel

Answer 17

Dry grasslands, outskirts of the Sahara

Question 18

Ergs

Answer 18

Sand dunes

Question 19

Regs

Answer 19

Flat rocky desert terrain

Question 20

Oasis

Answer 20

Ground water surfaced

Question 21

Carthage

Answer 21

Tunisia trading empire

Question 22

Souks

Answer 22

Marketplace, morocco is known for them, haggling

Question 23

Medina

Answer 23

Older section

Question 24

The Fertile Crescent

Answer 24

Where the first civilizations were

Question 25

Mesopotamia

Answer 25

Civilizations between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

Question 26

OPEC

Answer 26

Organization of Petroleum Exporting countries, help stabilize oil prices

Question 27

Arab Spring

Answer 27

Supra-ethnic group; protest began in North Africa for democracy

Question 28

Desertification

Answer 28

Expanding desert

Question 29

Zionism

Answer 29

Belief that the only solution to the horrific prosecution the Jews faced was the re establishment of Jewish independence in Jerusalem

Question 30

Arab Nationalism

Answer 30

Belief the nations should be proud of their national identity and celebrate it

Question 31

Villager

Answer 31

Subsistence farmers of rural areas where dry farming or irrigation is possible.

Question 32

Pastoral Nomads

Answer 32

Desert people’s who migrate through arid lands with their livestock, following patterns of rainfall and vegetation

Question 33

Urbanites

Answer 33

Inhabitants of the large towns and cities, generally located near bountiful water sources but sometimes placed for particular trade, religious or other reasons.

Question 34

Five countries that make up Central Asia

Answer 34

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan

Question 35

Yurt

Answer 35

Portable circular tents used by nomads

Question 36

Good outcomes of soviets control

Answer 36

Great education, many have a 100% literacy rate

Question 37

Bad outcomes of soviet control

Answer 37

Nuclear garbage can, nuclear testing

Question 38

Natural resources

Answer 38

Oil, natural gas, agriculture, and nomadic herding

Question 39

Silk Road

Answer 39

Trade route from Asia to Mediterranean, on land, brought ideas, technology, religion, goods, and people

Question 40

Tajikistan

Answer 40

Poorest of all former soviet republics, informal economy