Transcript African Kingdoms

AFRICAN KINGDOMS
BELL WORK!!! – GRAB A MAP AND LABEL IT!
RIVERS AND LAKES:
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Nile River
Congo River
Niger River
Senegal River
Lake Victoria
Lake Chad
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Malawi
DESERTS, MOUNTAINS, AND
MISCELLANEOUS
Sahara Desert
 Kalahari Desert
 Atlas Mountains
 Mount Kilimanjaro
 Cape of Good Hope
 Red Sea
 Strait of Gibraltar
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Use Pages 282 and R37 in your textbook to label these maps!
I. AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY
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Sahara- largest desert in the world located in North
Africa that has expanded over time
Savanna- large grassland, largest feature in Africa
Rainforest around the equator
II. Impact of Geography
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Few good lands for farming as desert
expanded (Nile and West Africa)
Pastoralist lifestyle led to
development of clans- families with
common ancestors
C. Bantu farmers migrated south, tension with pastoralists
D. Few written accounts, oral histories
E. Trans-Saharan Trade Route- Trade and cultural
diffusion between North and West Africa across Sahara
III. MAJOR KINGDOMS
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Axum- Christian kingdom in Ethiopia
Great Zimbabwe- in southern Africa, great ruins
C. Ghana (300-1230) West Africa, Niger River;
exported gold, imported salt in a trans-Sahara
trade route
D. Mali (1230- 1400) West Africa, Muslim kingdom
1. Mansa Musa doubled size of empire, went on a hajj
2. Replaced by the Songhai Empire (1400-1600)
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IV. SLAVE TRADE
A. All early civilizations
had slavery: From war,
tribute, debt, or
offspring
B. Arabs Muslims
gained slaves from the
Trans-Saharan trade
C. Europeans were
later a new market for
African slaves
AFRICA MISCONCEPTIONS
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The following are things that many people believe about Africa. In
a group, you will explain why they are false in one developed
sentence citing evidence from the notes and the textbook (10.13). Support your ideas with at least two pieces of evidence.
Africa is barren with little variety in geography.
 Africans have similar cultural, linguistic, and
ethnic features across the continent.
 Africans have been culturally unable to create
strong kingdoms.
 Africans were never really involved with any great
trade routes.
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Africans all follow a form of tribal religion.
 Africans never created significant architectural
monuments that have lasted over time.
 There are not any significant historical African
great leaders.
 Europeans started the slave trade in Africa.
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Reflection: How do these misconceptions
shape how people view the people Africa? How
can a right understanding of African history
help its development?