Geography and Early Africa
An area with some rain, some grass and trees, various animals and fertile soil
What is a savanna?
a process in which people exchange goods throughout the ancient world into North and West Africa
What is Saharan Trade Network?
A spoken record of past events
What is oral history?
What group of Europeans were the first to explore Africa?
Portuguese (from Portugal)
What civilization have we already talked about that is in Africa prior to this unit?
Egypt
What is the landform that covers North Africa?
Sahara Desert
Mali's most famous Muslim ruler.
Who is Mansa Musa?
What did the Europeans want?
Gold, ivory, wood, spices and slaves
What main religion spread throughout Africa?
Islam
What are the TWO main natural resources West Africa has an abundance of?
Gold and Salt
What order did the three empires exist?
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
True or false. The downfall of great African civilizations was due to the contact and control of European countries.
True
What # unit is this?
11
What is wrong with the Sahara?
No access to water or rain. Unable to grow crops and support life
What group was the first to establish trade within the Sahara Desert to alllow this empires to grow?
The Berbers
The name for the mass transportation of West African slaves to the Americas/Europe.
Transatlantic Slave Trade
What day is your test for Unit 11?
Tuesday 4/28
The Sahara Desert divides which two African regions from each other?
North and West Africa
How did these empires happen grow?
Through wealth in trade and conquest/expansion
True or False. Slavery did not exist in Africa until the Europeans arrival.
False.
Africa is the #______ biggest in the world.
Second