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Which best summarizes Livingstones description of Africa? Africans are wealthy because they sell their marble. Africas animals are evenly distributed throughout the continent.

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Which best summarizes Livingstone's description of Africa Africans are wealthy because they sell their marble?
What was a major goal of David Livingstone's adventures in Africa?
Which of the following describes an economic effect of European imperialism in Africa quizlet?
What were the political effects of imperialism in Africa?

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Read the following passage from a book that David Livingstone wrote about his travels in central Africa.
"The country is becoming very beautiful, and furrowed [lined] by deep valleys; the underlying rocks, being igneous, have yielded [given] fertile soil. There is great abundance of large game [animals to hunt]. . . . We crossed the Mbai [River] and found in its bed rocks of pink marble. Some little hills near it are capped by marble of beautiful whiteness."
Which best summarizes Livingstone's description of Africa?
Africans are wealthy because they sell their marble.
Africa's animals are evenly distributed throughout the continent.
There are abundant natural resources in Africa.
Most of Africa is made up of thriving cities.

There are abundant natural resources in Africa.

Cecil Rhodes wrote that he wanted to "paint as much of the map of Africa British red as possible." Which of the following best paraphrases what he meant?
British colonies are a shameful embarrassment to the world.
Britain should establish as many African colonies as possible.
Britain should distribute maps to schools throughout Africa.
Britain should teach Africans styles of painting commonly found in Europe.

Britain should establish as many African colonies as possible.

Read this passage written by British imperialist Cecil Rhodes.
"I contend that we are the first race in the world, and the more of the world we inhabit the better it is for the human race... If there be a God, I think that what he would like me to do is to paint as much of the map of Africa British red as possible."
According to this passage, which of the following best describes Rhodes's view of British imperialism?
It is Britain's duty to send manufactured goods to Africa.
God is opposed to the colonization of Africa.
It is Britain's duty to spread European ways and customs around the world.
The British should be embarrassed by their dreams of a colonial empire.

It is Britain's duty to spread European ways and customs around the world.

The name of Africa's longest river is the
Nile
Congo
Zulu
Mbai

Nile

Look at this map of European colonies in Africa.

Which of the following statements accurately describes information that is presented on the map?
Spain had the most colonies in Africa.
France's colonies were mainly in north and west Africa.
Britain's colonies are shown in the color orange.
Germany had no colonies in Africa.

France's colonies were mainly in north and west Africa.

The Berlin Conference of 1885 is said to have set off a "scramble for Africa." That means that Europeans
rushed to set up colonies in Africa.
fought each other on African soil before leaving the continent.
abandoned plans for establishing African colonies.
grew interested in African music and art forms.

rushed to set up colonies in Africa.

Which of the following describes an economic effect of European imperialism in Africa?
African colonies were forced to import all their raw materials from Europe.
Little money was invested in technology or infrastructure not related to exports.
Many Africans were forced to work in factories that were little more than sweatshops.
Plantations and mines were prohibited under strict rules imposed by Europeans.

Little money was invested in technology or infrastructure not related to exports.

Read the following passage from a book by modern-day author Adam Hochschild describing King Leopold's treatment of the Congo.
"Talk of the lazy native accompanied the entire European land grab in Africa, just as it had been used to justify the conquest of the Americas. To an American reporter Leopold once declared, 'In dealing with a race composed of cannibals for thousands of years it is necessary to use methods which will best shake their idleness and make them realize the sanctity of work'."According to this passage, how did King Leopold justify his treatment of the Congolese people?
The Congolese were not treated harshly, compared to the American Indians.
The Congolese people understood the sanctity of work and needed to be punished.
The Congolese had too many resources and had become lazy because of their wealth.
The Congolese were an inferior people who needed harsh treatment for them to learn how to work.

The Congolese were an inferior people who needed harsh treatment for them to learn how to work.

Africa is separated from Europe by the
Atlantic Ocean.
Mediterranean Sea.
Sahara Desert.
Indian Ocean.

Mediterranean Sea.

The two European countries with the most colonies in Africa were
Germany and Portugal.
Belgium and Spain.
Germany and Italy.
France and Great Britain.

France and Great Britain.

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Which best summarizes Livingstone's description of Africa Africans are wealthy because they sell their marble?

Which best summarizes Livingstone's description of Africa? Africans are wealthy because they sell their marble. Africa's animals are evenly distributed throughout the continent.

What was a major goal of David Livingstone's adventures in Africa?

David Livingstone was a Scottish missionary, doctor, abolitionist, and explorer who lived in the 1800s. He sought to bring Christianity, commerce, and “civilization” to Africa and undertook three extensive expeditions throughout much of the continent.

Which of the following describes an economic effect of European imperialism in Africa quizlet?

Which of the following describes an economic effect of European imperialism in Africa? African colonies were forced to import all their raw materials from Europe.

What were the political effects of imperialism in Africa?

There were several negatives of colonialism for the Africans like resource depletion, labor exploitation, unfair taxation, lack of industrialization, dependence on cash crop economy, prohibition of trade, the breaking up of traditional African society and values, lack of political development, and ethnic rivals inside ...