Scramble for Africa
When a country uses its power to control another country.
what is a pharaoh
This king of Mali is known for being the richest man in history and going on a Hajj where he gave away thousands of pounds of gold.
Who is Mansa Musa
This waterway provided fresh water and good farmland to early Egypt.
What is the Nile River?
The amount of money that a country creates in a year.
What is GDP
When a country takes over another place and send its people to settle and live there.
What is colonialism
This is a paper like material made from the stems of a reed.
What is papyrus
This university was a mosque and center of learning in the Mali empire.
What is the University of Sankore
This triangular area at the end of the Nile River is rich with silt and makes excellent farmland
The Nile River Delta
What is South Sudan
To prevent a conflict during the Scramble for Africa, this German leader helped to establish rules during the Berlin Conference.
Who is Otto von Bismarck
This is a family of rulers
What is a dynasty
This was the destination of Mansa Musa's Hajj.
What is Mecca
This physical feature helped to separate Europe from sub-Saharan Africa, allowing it to develop independently.
What is the Sahara Desert
The discovery of this object allowed researchers to translate ancient heiroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone
This British leader helped to take over Africa and established the worlds largest diamond company.
Who is Cecil Rhodes.
An Egyptian writing system in which picture symbols stand for meanings or sounds.
What are heiroglyphics
What is the Mali word for king?
What is Mansa
These are waterfalls or rapids that helped to protect against invaders sailing up the Nile River to invade Egypt
What are cataracts
These are two causes of conflict in Africa today.
Religious and Ethnic differences.
What are the only two country's that were not taken over during the Scramble for Africa?
What are Liberia and Ethiopia
A structure to control the floodwaters of the Nile River and provide electricity.
What is the Aswan High Dam
How many people went with Mansa Musa on his Hajj?
What is 60,000 men
This waterway is an important trade route that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea
What is the Suez Canal
These are two reasons why Europeans wanted to take over Africa.
What is get that money and supposedly help civilize them.