Challenges facing Africa
What challenges Africa Faced?
environment, political/economically
How is demography a growing concern in parts of East Asia?
Japan's population is shrinking and also aging. As result, the workforce will be smaller but will have to support more older people
What were Egypt's achievements?
writing, architecture and fields of science
What traditions did ancient china people follow?
They followed Confucianism, and Daoism, Buddhism
Why did many European, nations focus on Africa?
Because many European, nations wanted Africa's resources.
What made Africa's challenges worst?
Droughts
Which country has the largest population?
China
How many years did the kingdom of early Egypt and Kush reign?
2,500 years
What did ancient Chinese people believe?
Ancient Chinese people believed that spirits influenced people's daily lives.
Where were enslaved Africans sent?
Enslaved Africans were shipped to European colonies in the Americas.
What diseases occurred in Africa?
AIDS and Ebola
Which country has the Question smallest population?
What type of work did Egyptians do?
They were farmers
Who was Confucius?
Confucius was a teacher who looked for ways to solve china's problems during the late Zhou dynasty
How many enslaved people died during the journey to the Americas?
Hundreds of thousands died on the journey.
What is a precious resource of Africa?
Water
How are the governments of Japan and South Korea different?
Japan's population is shrinking and also aging. As a result, the workforce will be smaller but will have to support more older people.
What did the Egyptians develop?
mummies
What is Daoism?
Daoism is a philosophy of following the Dao, which means the natural way of the universe.
How many more people were enslaved before the practice was outlawed in the 1800's.
Millions were enslaved.
How does the geography of a nation create political problems?
The boundaries of the nation may include warring ethnic groups
What type of economy is most common in East Asia?
A mixed market economy that blends market economics with some government involvement is most common.
What did the nearby kingdoms of kush develop?
strong iron and tools and weapons
What does the yin-yang symbol represent?
The balance of opposites in the Dao.
How did European powers establish themselves in Africa?
Europeans used force and took over the slave trade.