Africa at Work
the use of power for personal gain
corruption
Place in the desert where water can be found
Oasis
A grand stone pillar that marked the graves of Axum's rulers
What is stele
An attempt to destroy a whole people.
What is genocide
the change from arable land to desert
Desertification
All African countries have this type of economy
Mixed Economy
Many of the most densely populated regions in Africa are found near
sources of water
Grew into a full-fledged empire though its mastery of making iron weapons
Kingdom of Ghana
Lost land, forced to work for little or no pay, enslaved, improved transportation, introduction of modern healthcare
What was the impact of Colonialism
The World Health Organization estimates that 115 Africans die every hour from ________
water pollution or unclean water
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
This religious group speaks Arabic but belongs to an ancient Christian Church
Copts
Controlled all of the gold-producing regions and trade routes
Kingdom of Mali
Social and political idea promoted by Kwame Nkrumah
Pan-Africanism
Political challenge resulting from a misuse of power for personal gain.
Government corruption
This country makes 90% of its money from exporting oil and natural gas products
Nigeria
While only 1/7 of Africans lived in cities in 1950, today about ____ of the population is urban
2/5
Ruled the great trading cities of Timbuktu and Djenné
Kingdom of Songhai
South Africa's president from 1989 to 1994
Who is Nelson Mandela?
Three out of every four ______ related deaths in the world are in Africa
AIDS
Common currency shared by several west and central African countries
CFA Franc
This group of people, living south of the Sahara, adapted to their environment by planning around the rainy and dry seasons. They would also move their livestock into river valleys in the dry winter months.
Sahel
Under Askia Muhammad the role of Islam strengthened and their was a heavier use of Arabic
Kingdom of Songhai
Policy that wouldn't allow black south Africans to vote or marry people of different races
Apartheid
infrastructure