KARIBU Unit 4 | Scramble for Africa | Berlin Conference Colonialism Reading Guide Quiz | Grades 6 to 12

In 1884 and 1885, European nations sat in a room in Berlin and divided an entire continent among themselves. Not one African leader was invited.

This unit covers the Scramble for Africa, the Berlin Conference, how colonial powers claimed and controlled African territories, and how Africans fought back. Students study the Battle of Adwa, the Zulu resistance at Isandlwana, the Herero and Nama uprising, and more.

Includes a reading guide with Did You Know fact boxes, 16 vocabulary terms, a timeline activity, map analysis, discussion questions, a crossword puzzle, a two-level quiz for middle school and high school, and a complete answer key.

This is Unit 4 of the 12-unit KARIBU African Studies curriculum.