Slavery and Colonization

Who was the FIRST group of people to trade slaves in Africa?

• Africans

• Arabs

• Europeans

Who did Arabs use as slaves before Africans?

• Indians

• Chinese

• Americans

• Europeans

Around what year did the Arab slave trade begin?

• 300 AD

• 650 AD

• 900 AD

• 1850 AD

About how many slaves were taken from the African continent by Arab slave traders?

• 5 million

• 8 million

• 12 million

• 17 million

The European slave trade begins around what year?

• 500 AD

• 1200 AD

• 1500 AD

• 1800 AD

The main use of African slaves for the Europeans was for labor for their colonies in:

• China

• America

• India

• Russia

Approximately how many Africans were taken as slaves during the European slave trade?

• 5 million

• 10 million

• 12 million

• 17 million

Which of the following terms describes the action of taking and holding other lands or countries as colonies?

• colony

• imperialism

• ethnocentrism

Which two countries were the most powerful and took the largest parts of Africa?

• Great Britain and France

• Great Britain and Russia

• France and Germany

• Great Britain and Italy

Which country organized the Berlin Conference and invited the other countries?

• Italy

• Great Britain

• France

• Germany