Africa Review Flashcards
What is the tallest mountain in Africa?
Mt Kilimanjaro
What is the longest river in Africa?
Nile River
How did people adapt to living in the Rainforest?
They made wood shelters and abandoned them
How did people adapt to living in the Desert?
Made portable shelters, hunted and gathered
How did people adapt to living in the Savanna?
Traveled in large clans and herded animals to survive
Where is Africa most densely populated?
Near bodies of water and large rivers
What area of Africa is least densely populated?
Sahara Desert
What are the most common climates in Africa?
Tropical wet, desert, and steppe
Why was trade so easy for the Aksum civilization?
They were close to the Red Sea
What was the main religion in Aksum and Ethiopia?
Christianity
What is silent barter and how did the civilization of Ghana use it?
Trade that happens without being in person; to keep business peaceful
What two goods did Ghana and the other West African kingdoms trade in?
Salt and gold
What area of Africa did Mali control?
West Africa
Who is Mansa Musa and why is he famous?
He made Mali powerful, rich, and famous
What religion was most common in Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?
Islam
Who was Askia the Great and what did he accomplish?
He influenced Islam and made a Muslim government
What are the Bantu People? What does ‘Bantu’ mean?
A group of people who speak a variety of languages
Name two Bantu Kingdoms.
Great Zimbabwe and Kongo Kingdom
Name at least 3 achievements of the Egyptian and Kush Civilizations.
Created pyramids, a 365-day calendar, and created writing
What happened at the Berlin Conference?
Leaders from European nations gathered to divide Africa’s land
What European countries had the most control in Africa?
France and England
What does it mean that most African countries are less developed countries?
Low GDP per capita, limited opportunities, unstable government
What caused the Rwandan Genocide?
Ethnic tensions and conflicts, which lead to one tribe trying to wipe out the other one
What is Apartheid?
A political system in South Africa in the 90s (1948-1994)
