Social Studies
Chapter 15, Section 2
Name ____________________________________________
(p.376-379)
Date _________________________________ Period _____
History
What is archaeology? __________________________________________________________________________________________
What is oral history? __________________________________________________________________________________________
West Africa’s Great Trading Kingdoms -- Timeline
Kingdom’s Name:
Kingdom’s Name:
Trade goods by this kingdom:
AD 800
900
1000
Kingdom’s Name:
Most famous king in this kingdom:
1100
1200
1300
1400
Cultural center (city):
1500
1600
The Slave Trade
Why did the relationship between Europeans and Africans change in the 1500s? ___________________________________________
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How did slavery in Africa work before the Europeans joined in? __________________________________________________________
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How was the European/America type of slavery different? ______________________________________________________________
How did the slave trade devastate West Africa? 1. ___________________________________________________________________
_______________________________ 2. ____________________________________________________________________
Colonial Era and Independence
Why did Europeans take colonies in West Africa? _____________________________________________________________________
What European countries took colonies in West Africa? ________________________________________________________________
What good things did Europeans bring to West Africa? _________________________________________________________________
What bad things did Europeans do to West Africa? ____________________________________________________________________
Most of the colonies became independent during _____________________________. All were independent by _______.
Culture
West African culture had 3 main influences — ________________________________, ___________________, and _____________.
West Africa’s people belong to 100s of different ______________ ______________. (Nigeria has over 250!)
How did the country borders drawn by Europeans cause problems? ____________________________________________________
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How many different languages are spoken in West Africa? ____________________________ Europeans languages are used, also.
What is animism? ____________________________________________________________________________________________
The 2 most common outside religions are _________________ and ________________________________.
What do traditional clothes in West Africa look like? _________________________________________________________________
Describe typical homes there. ___________________________________________________________________________________
What is an extended family? ____________________________________________________________________________________
Chapter 15, Section 3
(p.382-386)
Nigeria
Nigeria has more than ________ million people, Africa’s largest __________________, & 1 of the strongest ____________________.
In the 1960s one ethnic group, the ______, tried to secede from Nigeria. Secede means to __________________________________.
Despite being rich in resources like OIL, list 3 reasons why Nigerians are poor. 1. __________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________ 3. ____________________________________________________
Other Coastal Countries
Senegal ___________ ___________ Gambia. What is similar about them? ______________________________________________
What are griots (GREE-ohz)? ___________________________________________________________________________________
___________ and its small neighbor, ______________________, are poor countries.
What makes Cape Verde different from the other countries? ____________________________________________________________
Why was Liberia started in the 1820s? ____________________________________________________________________________
Why is Sierra Leone’s economy wrecked? _________________________________________________________________________
What exports do Liberia and Sierra Leone have? ____________________________________________________________________
What resources & products do Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have? _________________________________________________________
List some of Togo & Benin’s problems. ______________________________________________________________________________
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Sahel Countries
It’s hard to feed people in the Sahel because ________________________________________________________________________.
List 3 of Mauritania’s problems. . 1. ________________________________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________ 3. __________________________________________________
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What _________, or main, food crops do they grow in Niger? ___________________________________________________________
What is a famine? ______________________________________________________________________________________________
What is happening to Lake Chad? __________________________________________________________________________________
Why is Mali so poor? ____________________________________________________________________________________________
List 3 things that make Burkina Faso poor. 1. _________________________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________ 3. __________________________________________________