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What countries does the Nile flow through?
Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia
Who was Mansa Musa?
He doubled the size of Mali and created a government. After a pilgrimage to Mecca, everyone heard of his wealth and power. He encouraged Muslim teachings.
Who was Ign Battutta?
He was a Muslim living in Morocco who gave insight on African life.
Decribe the kingdom of Mali at its height.
During the 14th century, Mali was located where Ghana once had been. The wealth was mostly in the cities. It was Muslim.
What factors led to slave trade increasing?
High death rate of slaves, discovery of the Americas and the Caribbean, god, glory and gold.
Why was the Belgian rule of Africa an example of a harsh rule?
The king made them work long hours under the penalty of losing limbs.
Why was the Berlin Conference important?
Settled conflicting claims to avoid war in 1884. No Africans were allowed to attend, so rival groups were placed within the same nation.
What is imperialism?
The extension of one nation's power to other lands.
Where is the Kalahari desert?
North of South Africa
South
What is a dhow?
A traditional Arab boat.
What countries does the Niger river flow through?
Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Guinea
Through what country does the Blue Nile flow?
Ethiopia
Through what countries does the White Nile flow?
Sudan and Uganda
What is the capital of Sudan?
Khartoum
Where is Lake Victoria?
A large lake where the nile flows from.
Where is the Congo river?
On top of rge Zambezi river
Seme
Where is the Congo river?
On top of the Zambezi river
Seme
Where is the Zambezi river?
Below the Congo river.
Uke
Where is Mombasa?
In Kenya, on the Indian ocean
Where is Swahili spoken?
In the corset hook of Africa, up to half of Congo
Who were the Boers?
Dutch farmers who no live in much of South Africa
When did African nations begin to gain independence?
The 1950s-1960s
Why was Nelson Mendela important?
He allowed democratic elections, ending the military rule. He also ended the apartheid, allowing unity.
What problems has Africa suffered since independence?
It can't govern itself, ethnic groups being grouped together haphazardly and cash crops being grown instead of ones to support the people.
Why is South Africa different than the rest of the continent?
White people consider themselves to be true Africans. It's the most western-like African country.
What factors have led to the rapid spread of HIV?
Unprotected sex and a social stigma for wearing a condom, poor living conditions and overfilled hospitals
What is embargo?
Banning of trade or buisness with another country
What does the term "third world" mean?
Under-developed or developing and/or exploited
How can the Rwandan genocide be traced back to colonial times?
The Belgians favored the Tutsis, creating tension between the two groups.
Who are the Janjaweed?
Rebel Arab herders
What caused the conflict in Sudan?
Water shortages
What are Tuaregs?
Nomadic Arabs on the Sahara
Where do the Bushmen live?
The Kalahari desert and South Africa
Bushes like kalamari
How do the Bushmen live?
Hunter-gatherers, wood and mud hut homes, eat fruit and nuts
The Gods Must be Crazy
What is the history of the Bushmen?
They are discrimated against, ongoing genocide, no land rights
Nobody likes Bush
Where do the Pygmies live?
Congo, Burundi, Cameroon, Gabon, Rwanda, that area
Middle
How do the Pygmies live?
Work on farms, trade forest produce, hunter-gatherers
Midget working, lawl
What do the Pygmies believe?
Forest is the personal God, Jengi is the spirit
Pygmies are Japanese
Pygny history?
Were evicted, government gives them no rights.
Short people have no reason to live.
Where do the Masaai live?
Tanzania and Kenya in the savanah
Masaai bingo!
How do the Masaai live?
They love cows, drink their milk and only kill them on special occasions
Masaai are dot Indians
What are the Masaai's beliefs?
Ngai, the moon's husband, made them and Cows. They go on cow raids because of it.
roffle gay cows
What is the Masaai's history?
They migrated from the Nile in the 17-18th century.
Massai are in denial
Where do the Dinka live?
On the upper nile in Sudan.
Dinky Sudan
How do the Dinka live?
They are an agricultual/cattle people.
Roffle dinky cows
What are the Dinka beliefs?
Nhidic < Dang. Abuk is female. Believe in ancestors
Dang! Hide, Nouk!
What is the history of the Dinka?
20 yrs Civil war, invaded by Britain. Flat lands = flooding.
I don't need your dinky flooding civil war. -GnR
Where do the Zulu live?
South Africa
Boars and Zulu
How do Zulus live?
50% in cities, 50% on farms
What are Zulu beliefs?
Descendents of a cheif. Nkulunkulu doesn't care about them.
Zulu Nkulunkulu.
Zulu history?
Zulu cheif sold tribe to british for money. Continue to fight, for they have their own government
Down with the system!