North Africa
There are 7 countries in North Africa
How many countries do North Africa?
There are 15 countries in West Africa
How many countries do West Africa have?
There are 14 countries in East Africa
How many countries are in East Africa?
There are 9 countries in Central Africa
How many countries are in Central Africa?
There are 10 countries in South Africa
How many countries are in South Africa?
Hunters & Gatherers were the first people to domesticate plants and animals.
Who were the first people to domesticate plants & animals?
Bantu people were a group of people who originally lived in West Africa.
Who were the Bantu people?
The Aksum civilization started in the area of modern Ethiopia.
Where did the Aksum civilization start?
Central Africa can grow: coffee, bananas, & corn.
What type of crops can they grow?
European settlement began at Cape town.
Where did European settlement began?
North Africa is known for the Sahara desert worlds hottest desert, Nile River worlds longest river, Africa's longest mountain range and the delta.
Whats North Africa known for?
Camels allowed the gold & salt trade to be successful because they can survive up to 40 day without water.
What allowed the gold & salt trade to be successful?
Colonization expanded Europeans empires.
What did colonization gift to Europeans?
Central Africa also traded for slaves.
What did they trade for?
Settling movements were led by Trek Boers.
What were settling movements led by?
The two main ethnic group are Berbers and Arab people.
What are the two main ethnic group in North Africa?
Silk and gold bars were given to the poor.
What were gold bars and silk given to?
The monsoon winds dictated trade so ships went in the winter.
Why did they trade in the winter?
Landforms: wide plateaus, Congo basin, and Atlantic ocean.
What landforms do Central Africa have?
Apartheid means separatness
What do Apartheid mean?
Northern Africa developed a 365 day calendar, hieroglyphics, pyramids as tombs for their rulers and showed off very advanced math and engineering skills.
What achievements did North Africa develop?
Mali established the city Timbuktu, which was a center for trade and learning.
Who established the city Timbuktu?
In East Africa, the crops are mainly coffee, tea, and sugar.
What were the crops in East Africa?
Europeans came in 1400s for forest products & ivory.
What did Europeans come for?
South African Union Act: Love relationships were forbidden, segregation, and black children very low level education.
What was the South African Union Act like?