African Geography
Name two of the four major rivers of Africa.
Nile, Congo, Niger, Zambezi
Why is Queen Dona Anna de Souza Nzinga remembered as a heroine of her people?
Because she resisted the Portuguese in her kingdom.
Name one east African kingdom that became Christian.
Axum, Kush, Nubia
What parts of Africa suffered the most from the slave trade—West Africa, central Africa, or East Africa?
Central and East Africa
Who was the Christian missionary who converted the people of Axum?
St. Frumentius
In what geographical part of Africa was the kingdom of Kongo located
Central Africa
The kings of Axum said their royal line began with King ______, who was said to be the son of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
King Menelik
Besides Egypt, name two other African kingdoms that grew up along the Nile River.
Kush, Nubia, Axum
Why, in the 17th century, did Europeans become involved in the African slave trade?
Because European plantations of the New World needed laborers
What West African kingdom became Christian because of contact with the Portuguese?
Kongo
What is the name of the desert that separates the Sudan from the lands that lie on the northern coast of Africa?
The Sahara
Who was the Egyptian boy Pharaoh who lived in a "Condo made of Stone-a"
King Tut
In what part of Africa were the Sudanic kingdoms located?
West Africa, north of the equator and south of the Sahara
The Sudanic kingdoms became very rich by trading gold and slaves for ______.
Salt
Why, after the 7th century, were the Christians in Ethiopia cut off from the rest of the Christian world?
Because of the Muslim conquest of Egypt and North Africa
Please name Africa’s four major rivers.
Nile, Congo, Niger, Zambezi
From trading what goods did the Sudanic kingdoms gain their wealth?
Gold and Slaves
Where did the earliest people of Africa live? What happened to their homeland?
They lived on the grasslands of the Sahara, because climate change caused the grass lands to dry up.
What trade unsettled the social order of Africa and destroyed traditional African family ties?
The Slave Trade
Why did the faith of Christians in the kingdom referred to in question (influence 200) become weak?
Because of Portuguese greed for gold and slaves
Name the six regions into which Africa is divided
Sahara, West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, North Africa, South Africa
Name the good and evil effects of European colonialism in Africa.
Europeans seized the wealth of African Lands and oppressed the people, but they brought stability, peace, and a degree of civilization to Africa.
Who was the Portuguese adventurer who was the first European to make contact with the kingdom of Kongo?
Diogo Cao
What effects did the slave trade have on African families and communities?
Weakened family ties and communities
Who was the mythical Christian king who was believed to live on the other side of the Muslim lands and who the Europeans thought would join with them to fight Islam?
Prester John