Regions of Africa
this region borders the Mediterranean Sea in the north and contains much of the Sahara Desert; modern day nations of Morocco, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt lie in this region
North Africa
A large lake in eastern/central Africa
Lake Victoria
Describe the religious practices of Africa
Highly religious even before Christianity and Islam (Monotheistic religions)
Arab slave trading towns were built in this region in Africa
East Africa
This European empire controlled this African nation in the 19th and 20th century: Libya
Italy
were experts in metalworking because of abundant iron supplies
Kush
home to high mountains and volcanoes which make for rich and fertile farmland; home to Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia and Mozambique
Central Africa
The large island on the southeast corner of Africa
What was the name of the famous trade center and center of Islamic learning in Sudan?
Timbuktu
This European nation dominated the West African slave trade in the early years of African slavery
Portugal
This European empire controlled this African nation in the 19th and 20th century: Rio de Oro
Spain
St. Frumentius brought the Christian faith to this civilization
Axum
the largest desert in the world from the Atlantic Ocean across Central Africa to the Red Sea
The Sahara
The ocean that borders Africa's east coast
Indian Ocean
How were Sudanic kings treated?
Sudanic kings were treated as being divine who was the head priest and ruled with absolute power.
Where did African slaves end up being sent to?
Europe, Brazil, Caribbean and eventually, the Americas
This European empire controlled these African nations in the 19th and 20th century: Morocco and Madagascar
France
their queen visited the biblical King Solomon
separated from its neighbors by the Kalahari Desert, rich in minerals and farmland; home to South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Namibia
Southern Africa
The strait that separates the Iberian Peninsula with northwestern Africa
Strait of Gibraltar
How did Islam grow in areas such as Sudan?
Muslim teachers came to Africa with Arab merchants.
In addition to being sold into slavery, how else could a person be forced into slavery?
For being convicted of a crime
For having unpaid debts
This European empire controlled these African nations in the 19th and 20th century: Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa
Britain
This civilization conquered and ruled Egypt in the 8th century
Kush
the region between the Sahara and the Equator; fertile and rich with grasslands, rainforests, farmlands and many small nations
Central Africa
The imaginary line that lies in central Africa
Equator
What was religion in Africa like, before Monothesim (Christianity and Islam) ?
Africans would worship spirits of nature; they believed human actions were highly religious; special gifts or sacrifices would be given to their deities (gods)
What was the impact of slavery, on African life?
It weakened family ties, damaged morals and morality, and left many to suffer and die because of few workers in the fields.
This European empire controlled this African nation in the 19th and 20th century: Congo
Belgium
this civilization was conquered by Muslims
Nubia