Countries in Africa
Name three countries in Africa that start with G.
Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Gabon, and the Gambia
What was the name of the man who went to jail for standing up against the apartheid?
What was the triangular trade?
A trade route between the Americas, Europe, and Africa.
Define the word: Apartheid
Apartness, separating people by race.
What are three natural resources in Africa?
Gold, Diamonds, Oil, Chocolate, and Coffee
Which country is in the North East corner of Africa?
Egypt
What was the name of the ruler of the Mali Empire (he later made TONS of money)?
Mansa Musa
What three major achievements did the African Tribes achieve?
Education, Building, and Trade Routes
Symbols used by Ancient Egyptians to write out their language.
What is Ms. Gorbett's favorite Disney Princess?
Ariel, the Little Mermaid
Which country in Africa is struggling with climate change?
Mozambique
Who was once a slave and then later wrote about his experiences in his autobiography?
Olaudah Equiano
Ancient Egyptians built what structure? Why was this structure so impressive?
Pyramids, they were impressive because they have secret rooms filled with different items for Pharoahs to bring to the after life.
Define the word: Pharoah
A leader of Ancient Egypt, with UNLIMITED control.
They both are facing issues of climate change, hunger, and war.
They both had slaves at one point.
They both were colonized by Europeans.
Name four island countries of Africa.
Madagascar, Seychelles, Sao Tome and Principe, Mauritius, and Cape Verde
When discussing life on a slave ship, Olaudah Equiano said he witnessed what three things?
1. Friends / Members of his community selling their friends to slavery for money.
2. Fellow slaves trying to jump off of the ship and drown.
3. People underneath the deck getting sick from horrible smells.
In modern African history, what major achievement was achieved by South Africans?
The ending of the apartheid!
Define the word: Colonization
The Europeans coming into Africa and taking over their government, religion, and land.
Thanksgiving!
How did Liberia get it's name?
How did Mansa Musa make all of his money?
He charged people coming into the Mali Kingdom and he traded lots of gold from gold mines.
Why is education important to the development of a tribe?
Education makes people learn more about life, invent more items, and learn defense tactics.
Define the word: Malnutrition
A person who is starving and has a severe lack of food to eat.
What is a difference between the United States and Africa?
The United States is a country and Africa is a continent.
The United States does not have the same natural resources.
There is a huge desert throughout Africa and not in the United States.