geography
Where is Africa located?
It is west of Asia and Europe and it is on the continent of Africa.
What is there main religion?
Christianity, Islam, and traditional belief.
What are some architecture and art the made?
They had cave paintings and jewelry. They had a steles wich is a 69 ft tall building
What is the type of government?
The type of government is an empire and kings and queens have the same amount of power.
How was society organized?
The royal family and the monarch at the top, then Noble’s priest and trade and merchant, and then laborers and farmers and at the bottom slaves.
What are some key physical features?
The Sahara dessert covers 2/5 of the land there are also lots of mountain ranges and safaris.
What did they believe?
There was a supreme being and the supernatural world was big to them.
What are some inventions?
They had man-made lakes with electricity to support the cities.
Who held power?
They had kings for each city state and they made rules for their country and they had queens who did the same job
Could people move between classes?
If they got better jobs and made more money, they will move up.
What is the climate like?
It is tropical weather and dry desserts, it is 50-100 F in summer.
What are some religious practices
They tried to please the gods with sacrifices.
What are some writings and languages?
They spoke Swahili and learned Islam and wrote about it, and they had to read the Quran and learn to memorize it.
How are decisions made?
The kings and queens made the laws and the kings were equal to the queens.
Were genders equal?
Kings and Queens had the same power in Africa.
What are some of the natural resources?
gold, petroleum, oil, copper, diamond, and natural gases.
What are some religious figures?
rain makers and medecine men.
What are some science in math achievements they had?
They made lakes that provided electricity to the city and supplied water for the people.
What are some key political leaders?
Some leaders were Queen of sheba and Mansa Musa.
What does daily life look like?
Farmers provided food and raised livestock traitors transported goods for the country. Artisans made things for the people warrior provided security and sleeves worked all day in Kings and Queens made the laws.
What is geography influence?
since its next to Asia they have lots of trade routes and natural resources
What is religions influence?
They relied on the spirits to keep them safe.
What are some rulers they had?
They had city states and became rich with trade trading ports. It was ruled by a king or queen and had governors to manage finance and the people.
What are some important law or policies?
A law was with the Islamic trade policy, which they had to obey the Quran and had to go to church.
Who was at the top of the social structure?
The kings and queens in the royal family.