North Geography
Which direction does the Nile River flow?
south to north
What rainforest is found in Africa?
Congo Rainforest
True or False: Ancient Egypt civilization was established around the same time as the Sumerians from Mesopotamia.
True
What two things were mainly traded along the route?
Salt and Gold
Which pharaoh was a woman in disguise?
What desert surrounds the Nile River?
Sahara Desert
Name an important river from this region.
Niger, Benue, White Nile, Blue Nile
Which Kingdom is known for building pyramids?
Old
____ brought ___(religion)____ across North Africa.
- Mansa Musa
- Islam
What did Egyptians believe about the pharaoh and the afterlife?
- The pharaoh was buried in a pyramid or special tomb.
- Hieroglyphics written on the walls.
- Pharaoh would join the gods and bring good things to Egypt.
Name two ways the Nile River protected the Egyptians.
- cataracts
- deltas
What is the name of the park in which the Great Migration takes place?
Serengeti National Park
Name a Kingdom of Egypt and who brought down the kingdom.
Old - Civil War
Middle - Hyksos
New - Assyrians
Before the empires of West Africa, many people in the region, like the Berbers, were nomads. What are nomads?
People who move from place to place.
What is desertification?
Fertile farm land drying up / resources are gone.
Describe the location of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt along the Nile River.
Upper Egypt is BELOW (south of) Lower Egypt
Name two features created because of tectonic plates moving away from each other in East Africa.
Mt. Kilimanjaro, Lake Victoria, Africa's Great Lakes, Ethiopian Highlands, Great Rift Valley
Which King united Upper and Lower Egypt to form the first kingdom?
King Narmar
How do camels help traders across the Sahara?
store food and water, fast, carry larger packs
Name three ways animals may die as they migrate through the Serengeti.
crocs, drowning, starvation, exhaustion, other predators
What is the "rainshadow effect?"
The Atlas Mnts block rain from reaching the Sahara Desert.
What are the 3 "S's" of Africa?
Sahara, Sahel, Savannah
Name a similarity between the Kushites and the Egyptians.
- lived along the Nile
- religions
- pyramids
What are the three empires from this region? AND Which came first?
First = Ghana, Mali, Songhai
What are the winds that pick up dry sand and blow across desert areas in Africa called?
Harmattan winds