African HodgePodge
The oldest civilizations in history is on which continent?
Africa
A person or group of people who travel to live rather than settle in one place.
Bedouin, Nomad
What were the dates of Pharaonic Egypt?
3200 BCE to 1000 BCE
Name the Mali King who on his Haj to Mecca and back destroyed the Egyptian economy.
King Mansa Musa
Bonus points: How did he do this? Name something else you know about him.
Who took credit for the Stone Dwellings of Zimbabwe?
Europeans (Portuguese)
bonus points: what is the other meaning of Zimbabwe? Bonus: what language is it in?
There are 7 continents. Where in the order of size is the continent of Africa?
What is the 2nd Largest?
Archeology
scientist who work on excavating land to learn the history of that community/country.
Bonus point: define excavation
What are three modern day things we use now that were invented in Pharaonic Egypt?
Language, Paper, Ink, Calendar (Lunar)
Craftsmanship - weapons, carpentry, hunting tools
mortar/cement, rope, scaffolding, copper piping, glass
wheel, concept of time, animal domestication/herding
What was the role of the Berbers in the Kingdom of Ghana?
Middlemen of the trade routes, used camels, spoke many languages, made lots of money
bonus points: what are two things they traded?
What are the two rivers that surround the Great Kingdom of Zimbabwe?
Lompopo and Zambezi
What are three geographic features in Africa?
Rivers, Forests, Deserts, Lakes
extra points if you can name one of each of these.
Grassy plain in a tropical and subtropical region with few trees.
Savannah
bonus points: where in Africa did we discuss the location of Savannahs?
Why is Egypt known as the Fertile Crescent?
It has rich soil, crops and cradle of civilization.
bonus point: What are the two rivers?
What area or civilization started back in the Paleolithic Era?
Maghrib
Bonus points: How long ago was the paleolithic era?
What is one theory about why the great civilization of Zimbabwe broke down?
degradation of land
king moved his power elsewhere collapsing trade routes
bonus point: what caused the degradation of the land?
What are three ways we have learned about African History?
Oral sources, written sources, materials from the culture and artifacts, study of language
bonus points: name someone we learned about who gave us a written history of the area?
Pastoralist
Someone who herds animals such as cows or sheep
Describe the Battle of Qadesh
Pharaoh Ramses fought the Hittites at Qadesh. There were 3 battles. Egyptians lost the first two. While the Hittites were pillaging the wares the Egyptians attacked. And won the third battle.
Bonus point: why was there no real winner? Who boasted they won?
Who were the two Kings of Songhai we discussed?
King Sonni Ali-Ber, King Mohammad Askia Toure
Bonus points: describe how they were different from each other.
The Ba'aka people is a tribe still present today in what area?
The Congo Forest
bonus point: what kind of forest is the Congo? Why is this important to know?
Name three resources from Africa traded around the world.
gold, diamonds, coffee, gas, ivory, cotton, palm oil, coltan
Hajj
A pilgrimage to Mecca
bonus points: Why and who does this?
Name two pharaohs to tell me about
Bonus points: why did they build pyramids?
double bonus: what did the regular people build for themselves?
What were two of the schools of learning in the kingdom of Ghana started by Mansa Musa?
Gao, Djenne, Timbuktu
Bonus Points: What was studied there?
Name two of the 4 great lakes in East Africa.
Victoria, Albert, Tanganyika, Nyasa
bonus point: who are the Chwezi people? What is the modern day location?