Africa Flashcards

1
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Escarpments

A

An elevation close to the coast

Ex. Mountain as soon as getting in

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2
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Slash and burn

A

Clear away forests to make farm land but end up burning soil

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3
Q

Desertification

A

Deserts expanding

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4
Q

Government instability

A

Conflict among tribes, religion, etc.

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5
Q

Tribalism

A

Many tribes

“A person without kin is good as dead”

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6
Q

Rites of passage

A

Ceremonies at different parts of a person’s life

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7
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Phases of rites of passage

A

1: removed from normal life
2: some sort of challenge
3: if successful become someone else

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8
Q

Bantu

A

Agricultural society
One if most influential groups
Migration= 2 waves

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9
Q

Chiefdoms

A

One powerful ruler passed through heredity

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10
Q

Terrace farming

A

Farming on side of mountains

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11
Q

Timbuktu

A

Center of trade

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12
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African diaspora

A

Scattering of Africans

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13
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Triangular trade legs

A

1: Europeans go to Africa trade weapons for slaves
2: bring African slaves to America
3: African slaves produce goods products get sent to Europe and Europe uses products to go back to Africa and get more slaves

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14
Q

Impact of slave trade

Gender, political, economic

A

Imbalance of men and women (gender)
Increased violence among tribes (political)
Places that relied on slave trade economy plummeted when it was no longer legal (economic)

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15
Q

Liberia and Ethiopia

A

Only countries not controlled by Europe

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16
Q

Great Britains approach

A

Indirect rule
White mans burden
All decisions went through British

17
Q

France approach

A

Hands on
Direct
Controlling
Taught them to speak French

18
Q

Belgium approach

A

Exploitive
Oppressive
Used resources

19
Q

King Leopoldo

A

Exploited the Congo - Belgium Congo

Was his possession

20
Q

Apartheid

A

Laws

21
Q

Nelson Mandela

A

A leader originally peaceful

22
Q

Sharpville massacre

A

Peaceful protest that became violent

23
Q

Negritude

A

Celebration of blackness

24
Q

Pan- African

A

Belief in unification of African

25
Q

Kwame Nkrumah

A

Led them through independence

Initially peaceful and good but eventually started only helping his tribe

26
Q

Jojo Kenyada

A

African symbol of Kenyan independence

27
Q

Mau mau

A

African movement (tribe)

28
Q

Patrice Lumumba

A

First ruler of democratic Congo

29
Q

Joseph Mobuto

A

Us supports him
Dictator
Took resources for himself. (Kleptocracy)