- General information about Africa and early African societies (from Chapters 1-4)
- African religion, Christianity and Islam (from Chapters 6-8)
- Africa on the eve of colonial conquest, including slavery (Chapter 9-12)
You might consider combining the first two categories in a question regarding Sundiata (Islam, African religion, early empires, West Africa, kinship, etc.)
As a reminder, here are the questions from last year:
- What have been the obstacles to population growth in Africa and the strategies people have adopted to overcome those obstacles?
- Where and why have Christianity and Islam taken hold in Africa?
- Outline slavery and slave trading throughout African history.
Please leave your suggestions in the comments below.
UPDATE: Midterm Exam Questions
- What factors contributed to population growth and decline in pre-colonial Africa?
- Where and how did Islam spread in Africa prior to 1850?
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Ch.1-4 possible midterm Q's:
ReplyDelete1.) What is shifting cultivation? And who used it?
2.) Higher population lead to what creation?
Ch.6-8 possible midterm Q's:
3.) How did Christianity spread into Africa?
4.) Who was Muhammad Ali?
5.) Where did Islam spread too? And what impact did it have on those who werent Muslims?
Ch.9-12 Possible Midterm Q's:
6.) Were Africans enslaved during the trans-saharan trade?
7.) In what year did Britian abolish slavery? And did this choose affect everday trading?
8.) What countries did the Ottoman Empire conquer?
9.) Who was Sundiata and what did he do for the kingdom of Mali?
ReplyDeletePossible Midterm Questions:
ReplyDelete1) Compare and contrast the historical development of Australasia and Africa. (Chapter 1)
2) What roles do religion and magic play in the story of Sundiata?
3) Compare and contrast the spread of Islam in North Africa and West Africa. (Chapter 7)
4) What were the differences between the West African coast and the East African coast in terms of the sea trade? (Chapter 8)
5) What were the reasons why Africans were better suited as slaves in the Americas over Indians andEuropeans? (Chapter 9)
Possible Questions
ReplyDelete1) What were the effects of the spread of Islam in North and Western Africa?
2) What kind of relationships did African countries/kingdoms have with Europe before colonialism?
3)Which European country participated the most in the slave trade?
4)What were the great empires of Western Africa and how did they fall?
What was appealing about Christianity to early African adopters?(Chapter 6)
ReplyDeleteWhat are "cross-cultural brokers," and how did the Swahili people act as this? (Chapter 8)
Why were Africans the best choice for slaves? (Chapter 9)