Early Civilizations
Dates
West Africa
East Africa
North Africa
100
Social Classes, Specialized Skills, Language, Religion, and system of Government
What are the elements of a Civilization
100
1000 BC to 146 BC
What is Carthage
100
First West African Kingdom to control trade along the Niger and Senegal Rivers from 800 to 1500
What is Ghana
100
The first to prosper from the taxing of goods
What is Kilwa
100
In the Early 300's AD, Christianity spread to
What is Aksum
200
Settled along the Nile River and established a civilization in 5000 BC
Who are the Egyptians
200
146 BC to 476 AD
What is Rome
200
Conquered Ghana in about 950 AD
What is Mali
200
East African city states were conquered by
What is Portugal
200
What impact did Roman and Arab culture have on North Africa
What is Christianity, Islam, Arabic, written law, paved roads, architecture
300
Settled along the Upper Nile in 6000 BC
Who are the Nubians
300
What major event took place in 1324
Mansa Musa makes a pilgrimage to Mecca
300
Conquered Mali in about 1312 with the strongest city state Tombuktu
What is Songhai
300
Ethnic group originated from the combination of Bantu and Arab trade
What is Swahili
300
Between 1000 BC and 6000 BC, people turned from hunting and gathering to
What is farming and herding
400
Nubian's Conquered Egypt in
What is 724 BC
400
In 1332 which of these West African Kingdoms is the strongest?
What is Songhai
400
Bantu migrated from West Africa to South Central Africa in
What is 4000 BC
400
What inventions or abilities enabled the East African traders to sail longer and farther
What is the Caravel, Triangular Sail, and Trade Winds
400
What bodies of Water did the North African City States develop on
What is Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
500
Farming most likely began in which region of Africa between 1000 BC and 6000 BC?
Where is Northern Africa
500
By 3100 two civilizations arose along the Nile
What is Egypt and Nubia
500
The trade for which items made West Africa rich
What is Salt and Gold
500
Why did East African trading civilizations form near water or coast lines?
What is for easy access to trade routes throughout the Indian Ocean and Red Sea to India and Asia
500
Today most people in North Africa speak ____ and practice the religion of
What is Arabic and Islam
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