Chapter 1-Africa

Question 1

Empathy

Answer 1

When you can connect emotionally with the people that you are studying

Question 2

Bias

Answer 2

Bias is when you look through events from a single perspective, and do not take into account the other perspective(s)

Question 3

What are the two types of history

Answer 3

Oral history

Documented History

Question 4

What were the Historiography presentations

Answer 4

Enola gay controversy over nuke

Sioux/settler controversy over monument

Basically about censorship

Question 5

Pharaonic Egypt

Answer 5

multiple small towns formed along trading routes, fertile land, and large food sources

No specific time when this era started

One of the earliest civilizations in the world

Question 6

Old Kingdom Era

Answer 6

2900-2280

EGYPT
Formed unique Egyptian culture; built pyramids, successful trading empire

KHUFU
Ruled 4th dynasty;first person to build pyramid

Question 7

New Kingdom

Answer 7

1580-1085

Large empire: Egypt expanded into large empire and important work power

Thutmose 3rd was one of Pharaos during 18th century; he conquered the Palestine-Syria- Lebanon region

King Tut was one of pharaoh of 18th dynasty

Period of decline: 1100-30

Question 8

Ghana

Answer 8

9th-13th century

Noted for gold mining, traders, iron tools

Gold and salt trade made them wealthy

Feudal government (kings and Chiefs)

Question 9

Mali

Answer 9

13th-15th century

Took over Ghana who was weakened from war

Wealthy from gold and salt trade

Mansa musa
Generous king handing out gold when he made his hajj (trip to Mecca)

Question 10

Songhay

Answer 10

1350-1600
Wealthy

Sunni Ali
Made army and had many military achievements, thus expanding territory

Askia Muhammad
Set up government system, and appointed government officials

Last of great African kingdoms

Question 11

Maghrib

Answer 11

7th century

Region in Northern Africa

Berbers were people living in Maghreb

Berbers encouraged to adopt Islam by Arab explorers

Used doctrine Kharidjism to express their own form of Islam

Question 12

Zimbabwe

Answer 12

12th-15th centuries

Center of gold and ivory trade

Lots of impressive structures

Question 13

Congo Forest

Answer 13

Not highly centralized government; rules by council of elders

1400-1700

Hunter/gatherers; also farmed and herded livestock

Question 14

Great Lakes Reigon

Answer 14

Mid-western rift of Africa

Question 15

Atlantic Slave Trade

Answer 15

14th-19th centuries

Portugal wanted to finds sea route to Asia for trade
Found goods, spices, and people that they could enslave and sell at a high profit

Triangular trade
West coast of Africa -> Cuba/Caribbean——–>USA-> Portugal

Middle passage was the Suez Canal

Question 16

Treaty of Berlin

Answer 16

Created to properly divide countries of Africa

Divide them by European countries

Question 17

Types of colonial rule

Answer 17

Company- governments hired these companies to mine and govern Africa

Direct- Europeans appointed themselves as heads of communities

Indirect- Europeans appointed local rulers to listen to them

Settlers

Question 18

When was the Scramble for Africa

Answer 18

1885-1910

Question 19

Practice and legacy of colonialism

Answer 19

Practice is invading foreign lands and governing them

Legacy is that it brought, religion, technology, education, racism, bad economy in Africa

Question 20

Geography (be able to label)

Answer 20

Egypt
Ghana/Mali/songhay
Nile river
Great Zimbabwe
Congo
Colonialism map?!

Question 21

2 types of history

Answer 21

Events and Accounts