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Chapter 2 History Of Africa Flashcards

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Civilization

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Society with cities a government and social classes

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Domesticate

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Plants adapt them for only use threw away the week are seeds plants and save the stronger ones animals to tame and buried wild animals

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Social class

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Determined by job

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Ethnic groups

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Groups that share languages religion family and custom

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Aksum

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Present day Ethiopia and Eritrea controlled the trade area between the Mediterranean Sea to India

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Seasonal winds

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Tradewinds traders use seasonal wins to sale north east to India and China

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Swahili

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Bantu language that includes Arabic words

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Powerful city-states

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A city that has its own traditions government and laws it is both a city and an independent state

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Pilgrimage

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Religious journey

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Lateen sail

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A triangular shaped sale in north Africa allow ships to sail against the wind

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Astroblade

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Help sailors navigate to see allowed Portuguese to be the first Europeans to sail along Africans coast.

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Conditions of slavery

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  • branded with hot irons to identify as slave
  • on journey across captives lay side-by-side stack from floor to ceiling
  • received little food or water
  • 20% died during crossing
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Effects of slavery

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  • over all disaster for Africa
  • Western Africa lost most of their people
  • lost of skilled workers
  • families torn apart
  • African societies broken down
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Effects of European control

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Belgium-directly control Belgian Congo
Great Britain-let Nigerians govern but they took orders from the British officials
In all cases-africans had little power

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Other things happen when European countries controlled Africa

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  • europeans encouraged by Rivalry among ethnic groups
  • europeans took the best farmland
  • africans were forced to work under terrible conditions
  • political boundaries divided some ethnic groups and forced differing groups to live together
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Pan-Africanism

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Belief that all Africans to work together for their Rights and freedom
-movement stressed unity and cooperation among Africans whether they live in Africa or not

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And World War II 1940s

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Allies-Great Britain France and United States

Axis-Germany Italy and Japan

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What axis did in North Africa

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Germany and Italy invaded north Africa which was under British and French control. Italy invaded Ethiopia

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What allies did in Africa

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Liberia and Belgian Congo supply rubber and other resources African airfield were used to move supplies and men ( natural resources )

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What World War II inspired Africans to win their freedom

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  • europeans where we can buy World War II
  • public opinion turn against colinism
  • European nations could no longer afford an empire
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Boycott

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People refusing to buy or use certain products or services

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Challenges when African countries were independent

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  • military leaders to control
  • did not govern fairly
  • citizens jailed if they protested
  • but some military leaders did keep the country together
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Democracy

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Government in which citizens exercise power through elected officials citizens can influence government decisions

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Farmers in Africa

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  • 60% farmers in Africa are more than half their goods are farm
  • subsistence farming means raising only enough food to feed their family-commercial farming means large-scale production of cash crops for sale
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Cash crops

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Banana cacao and coffee

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Hybrid plants

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Created by breed types of the same plants example rice the best of Africa and Asia able to produce more

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Education in Africa

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African children must contribute and families income by working on family farms or by selling goods sending children to school sacrifice

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Schools in Africa

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Overcrowded the textbooks and financial difficulties

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Health in Africa

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  • Childhood illness
  • unclean drinking water and unsanitary living conditions
  • insect diseases malaria and caused by a mosquito and sleeping sickness caused by tse tse fly
  • HIV which causes AIDS and cannot afford drugs

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