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Chapter 20 Lesson 2

Quiz by Jim Whitaker

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  • Q1
    How did palm oil affect the lives of the early peoples of Central Africa?
    Palm oil became an important part of the religious rituals practiced by the people.
    Central Africans traded the oil to nearby civilizations for other products.
    Proteins and vitamins in the oil made people healthier, boosting the population.
    The oil was used in lamps, allowing the people to work at night.
    30s
  • Q2
    Why were stone tools not completely replaced by iron tools in early Central Africa?
    The stone tools worked much better than those made of iron.
    Iron was expensive and access to iron ore was limited.
    Only religious leaders and tribal chiefs were permitted to use iron tools.
    Iron tools were more difficult to make.
    30s
  • Q3
    Which European country was the first to become actively involved in the Central African slave trade?
    Spain
    Portugal
    Belgium
    France
    30s
  • Q4
    Which two plants had an important effect on farming and diet in Central Africa after the rise of colonialism?
    potatoes and tobacco
    sugarcane and yams
    millet and barley
    cassava and maize
    30s
  • Q5
    Which statement best describes the role of Belgium’s King Leopold II in the history of Central Africa?
    He sought to improve the working conditions of Africans.
    He strongly supported the idea of dividing Africa into European colonies for profit.
    He was the first European to grant independence to a Central African colony.
    He sent missionaries who converted most Central Africans to Christianity.
    30s
  • Q6
    The agricultural revolution began as a result of climate change around 10,000 years ago.
    False
    N/A
    N/A
    True
    30s
  • Q7
    The slave trade in Central Africa provided workers for plantations in the Americas.
    N/A
    False
    True
    N/A
    30s
  • Q8
    France ruled the colonies of the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Cameroon in the region of Central Africa.
    True
    N/A
    False
    N/A
    30s
  • Q9
    Gabon has become one of the wealthiest and most stable countries in Africa.
    True
    False
    N/A
    N/A
    30s

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