1. History of Africa 2

2. The British in West Africa 1.When did the British finally defeat the Asante in Ghana? How were they able to do this? 2.What commodity was highly sought after in the Niger Delta?

3. The British in West Africa 3.Which British company was heavily involved in Nigeria? What did they control? 4.How are the British able to slowly take control of Nigeria? Who do they defeat?

4. The Congo Basin and Angola 5.How did the French conclude their treaties in the Congo Basin? 6.How is the American Stanley and King Leopold portrayed in this reading? 7.How did the Swahili/Arab Tippu Tip try to deal with the encroaching Belgian “Free State”? 8.What mineral was revealed to the Belgians in this region?

5. The British in West Africa 1.When did the British finally defeat the Asante in Ghana? How were they able to do this? 2.What commodity was higly sought after in the Niger Delta?

6. The British in West Africa 3.Which British company was heavily involved in Nigeria? What did they control? 4.How are the British able to slowly take control of Nigeria? Who do they defeat?

7. Nigerian Palm Oil “Red Gold”

8. Used For

9. Nigeria (Why is it called this?)

10. Niger River Delta

11. Nigeria

12. Flora Shaw and Baron Lugard

13. Niger River (Mali)

14. Ilorin and Lagos

15. Sokoto Caliphate

16. Sokoto

17. Yoruba (Oyo Empire)

18. Yoruba People

19. Twins in Yoruba (Ibeji Twins)

20. Nigeria Today 7th most populous nation in the world at around 159,000,000 people Listed as next “11” economies after the G 8 + 1 (Can You name them?) The IMF marks it as the third fastest growing economy in the world today. (Who are the other 2?) It is the 2nd largest economy in Africa behind which nation?

21. Nigeria’s Economy

22. Petroluem Production 12th largest producer of petroleum in the world 8th largest exporter 10th largest amount of proven reserves in the world today 40% of GDP 80% of government earnings

23. “Things Fall Apart” The novel is set during the time period you read about in homework last night. What are some things from this short reading that remind you of things in the novel? (Free write for 2 - 3 minutes)

24. The Congo Basin and Angola 5.How did the French conclude their treaties in the Congo Basin? 6.How is the American Stanley and King Leopold portrayed in this reading? 7.How did the Swahili/Arab Tippu Tip try to deal with the encroaching Belgian “Free State”? 8.What mineral was revealed to the Belgians in this region?

26. British and Germans in East Africa 9.What did the Anglo-German Treaty of 1890 decide. 10. What company had control of the territory until the British officially took it over? 11. When did the full effects of British rule begin to be felt?