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Africa's Geography |
desert, savanna, coasts, rivers, and rain forests. |
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people in the desert |
gathered roots and herbs (hunter gatherers), hunted small animals. |
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people of the Savanna |
raise cattle, nomadic, and farmers/herders are skilled fighters. |
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people of coasts and rivers |
trade surplus fish other goods. |
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Farming in Africa |
slash and burn was thought to help the area by cutting everything down and burning it but in reality the land just losses its fertility. |
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Rain forests in Africa |
Hot, wet, and humid... also had tetse flys that would give u the sleeping sickness if you got bit. (not well populated) |
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African trade |
mostly gold and salt, salt worth its weight in gold. salt prevented dehydration, mostly in the sahara desert but not in the savannas. (who ever controlled trade had the power). |
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West African kingdoms |
Ghana Mali Songhai Bein King Mensa Musa. |
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Ghana kingdom |
Large deposits of gold, controlled large army that demanded taxes Muslim merchants brought Islam to Ghana. |
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Mali kingdom |
Sundiata is the only survivor. Took control of gold and salt trade. Sundiata founded Mali. |
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King Mensa Musa achievements |
Expanded Mali's boarders and ensured peace. Converted to Islam. Went to Hajj to create ties with Muslim empire. Timbuktu emerged as center of trade and education. |
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Songhai kingdom founder |
Founder king Sunni Ali. Followed traditional religious practices. |
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Bein Kingdom |
Traded pepper, ivory, and slaves. Obu (king) was religious and political leader. They were known for bronze and brass sculptures. |
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Easter African Kingdoms |
Kush, and Axum. |
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Kush kingdom |
South of Egypt Nubia. Adopted much Egyptian culture. Developed a trade empire with Rome and India. (Eastern Kingdom) |
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Axum |
Present day Ethiopia. First and only Christian kingdom in Africa. Beneficial at first because it creates trade ties with Mediterranean sea.640 AD Arabs and Islam came and surrounded so they became isolated. (Eastern kingdom). |
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Mahammad Askia |
Established Muslim Dynasty. West African kingdoms split into small kingdoms |
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South African kingdoms |
Bantu, and Great Zimabwe. |
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Bantu kingdom |
Africans that share same language and culture. migrated south then east spreading culture. |
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Swahili |
Arabic blend with Bantu language. |
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Great Zimbabwe |
Strategic location, between inland gold trade and coastal cites. later control trade >> tax people. 1450 it was deserted... maybe because if overuse of resources. |
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African government |
power shared in small group. women had dominate roles. Decisions made my consensus. |
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African Religion. |
Polytheistic. |
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African society |
Family is basic unit of society. Kids take name oof mother. |
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Lineage |
households who claim a common relative. Place in society is determand my age. |
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African Art |
Ivory, wood, and bronze. Serve religious and social perpuses |
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African Literature |
History and tradition pasted down orally and writing. |
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Griots |
(poets) Recited ancient stories. |
