CHAPTER 8: Africa
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HOLT
World History
CHAPTER 8
THE HUMAN JOURNEY
Africa
Section 1: Africa’s Early History
Section 2: The Kingdoms of Kush and Aksum
Section 3: Trading States of Africa
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World History
Section 1:
THE HUMAN JOURNEY
Africa’s Early History
Objectives:
Identify what geographic features of Africa
affected human cultures.
Describe how historians have learned about the
migrations of early African peoples.
Explain the predominant patterns of life in early
African societies.
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Section 1:
THE HUMAN JOURNEY
Africa’s Early History
The Physical Setting
The plateau – savannas, tropical rain forests,
jungle areas
Other natural features – Lake Chad, Lake Victoria,
Mount Kenya, Mount Kilimanjaro
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Section 1:
THE HUMAN JOURNEY
Africa’s Early History
Rediscovering the African Past
Language – Bantu
Cultural exchange – discovered through study
of music, language, and plants
Other evidence – archaeological evidence
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Section 1:
THE HUMAN JOURNEY
Africa’s Early History
Patterns of Life
Small, independent villages
Women were farmers
Ancestry was traced through mothers instead
of fathers
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Section 2:
THE HUMAN JOURNEY
The Kingdoms of Kush and Aksum
Objectives:
Explain how Kush developed as an independent
kingdom.
Analyze the factors that helped Aksum develop as
an independent kingdom.
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Section 2:
THE HUMAN JOURNEY
The Kingdoms of Kush and Aksum
Kush Arises
Important for trade
Isolated from Egyptian rule
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Section 2:
THE HUMAN JOURNEY
The Kingdoms of Kush and Aksum
Aksum
Ivory trade, strong military
King ´Ēzānā conquered Kush, converted to
Christianity
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Section 3:
THE HUMAN JOURNEY
Trading States of Africa
Objectives:
Discuss how trade developed along the East
African coast.
Explain how the kingdoms of West Africa became
rich and powerful.
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Section 3:
THE HUMAN JOURNEY
Trading States of Africa
East Africa and Great Zimbabwe
Swahili states – Kilwa was a leading port
Great Zimbabwe – gold trade
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Section 3:
THE HUMAN JOURNEY
Trading States of Africa
West Africa
Ghana – gold-for-salt exchange
Mali – Mansa Mūsā
Songhai - trade
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