Early Civilization
group of people that migrated and didn't reside in one place permanently.
Mesopotamia means
"land between the rivers"
Aksum rose in this region.
The horn of Africa.
As the ________ dried up about 4000 B.C people moved south into West Africa around the Niger River.
Sahara
This is the world's longest river
The Nile
This was discovered around 500,000 years ago, and was an important discovery leading to civilization.
Fire
This means the belief in more than one god
Polytheism.
What was Adulis
a city on the red sea, also the trading center of Aksum.
the __________ people lived in Africa and migrated south and east. Brought farming to south Africa.
Bantu
The first woman to rule as Pharaoh
Queen Hatshepsut
Define Surplus when it comes to agriculture
More than what they need to survive. (extra food).
This is a community that includes a city and its nearby farmlands.
City-state
The Kingdom of Aksum rose when _______ was destroyed by a king of Aksum
Meroe
Story tellers that kept history alive.
The new kingdom was expanded by both ______ and ________
war and trade.
This word means to use water in the growing of crops.
Irrigation
This is where the first civilization arose in 3300 B.C
Sumer
This kingdom was conquered by Aksum
Kush
People that lived in modern day southeastern Nigeria, produced iron, mined ore
Nok
A four-sided shaft with a pyramid-shaped top
Obelisk
people that hunted animals and gathered plants for food. Agriculture (i.e domestication).
What two rivers is Mesopotamia located between?
Tigris and Euphrates.
King Ezana became a king as an ____________. He eventually made _______________ the official religion of Aksum
infant, christianity.
This is the belief that everything posses a soul.
Animism
His 66 year reign was among the longest in history. Expanded the Egyptian empire. Ruled 44 years after Tutankhamen
Ramses II