12B Flashcards
Which people settled in Southern Africa?
Bantu
What people in Northern Africa was known for its use of camels?
Tuaregs
How do historians divide Africa’s early people?
By common language
When did Christianity enter Northern Africa?
First century
In the north of Africa; who lived in the Sahara?
Nomads
Most of the Nomads belonged to a language group called?
Berbers
What group www the greatest of the Nomadic people?
Tuareg
Why were the Tuareg feared?
Because of their skills as warriors
Why did the Tuareg earn the name “blue people”?
The men wrapped their heads with a piece of long dark blue cotton that acted as a veil and a turban. It hid his face except for a slit by the eyes. Sometimes the material would stain the mans skin blue
Because the Tuaregs knew the best way for caravans to the desert they often acted as?
Guides
What was one of the most valuable possessions of the Tuareg?
Camel
Why was the camel a necessity?
Because of its ability to live and work in the desert
Other than transport what else were camels used for?
Hides were used to make tents and their milk was used to make butter and cheese
What group of people settled in Northern Africa?
Tuaregs
To which area of Africa did missionaries first travel with the gospel?
Central Africa
Which language group originally lived in the Savanna part of central Africa?
Nilotics
What are the best known people of the Nilotics?
Maasai
The grassy savanna of central Africa is now the modern county of?
South Sudan
What was the appearance of the Maasai people?
tall and slender
How did the Maasai measure their wealth and social standing?
By the number of cattle they owned
What ceremonies did the young Maasai warriors have to go through to prove their manhood?
Paint their skins red and go live in the wilderness to learn about survival. Had to kill a lion only using a spear. Build a village and live in it together for a period of time.
How many wives did Maasai men have and how did they get wives?
They could have more than one wife and they could buy a bride in exchange for cattle
Where do theMaasai still live today?
Kenya
What was the Maasai women’s responsibilities?
To care for the homes, husbands and children. To build family huts from tree branches and grass. Milk cows and fetch water.
Who settled in most of the rest of Africa?
Bantu who migrated from the Benue River
After wandering east and south where did the Bantu finally settle?
Congo basin
Why did the Bantu end up moving all the way down to the southern most tip of Africa?
After 200 years of prospering and growing in number the land couldn’t support any more villages
What other groups were living in the area south of the Sahara?
Pygmies, Bushmen and Khoikhoi
What did the pygmies look like?
Very small in stature and lived deepen the rainforest of the Congo basin
What happened to the Pygmies and bushmen when they lost their land to the Bantus.
Moved to the south and the west where they formed small family groups of hunters and gatherers
How did the Bushmen and Khoikhoi communicate?
Unusual click language
When did large groups of Europeans come to live in Africa?
1600s
Which Europeans settled on the southern most tip of Africa and set up stations to provide water and food for ships on their way to India?
Dutch
Who joined the Dutch people in Africa about 150 years later?
People from England
Whose descendants are still living in Douth Africa today?
Dutch and the English
Which modern nation lies on the east side of Africa.
Ethiopia
Which empire was built in Ethiopia
Aksum which was a powerful and wealthy kingdom
Who did the Aksun conquer in AD330?
The Kush
