Chapter 2 History Of Africa Flashcards
Civilization
Society with cities a government and social classes
Domesticate
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
Social class
Determined by job
Ethnic groups
Groups that share languages religion family and custom
Aksum
Present day Ethiopia and Eritrea controlled the trade area between the Mediterranean Sea to India
Seasonal winds
Tradewinds traders use seasonal wins to sale north east to India and China
Swahili
Bantu language that includes Arabic words
Powerful city-states
A city that has its own traditions government and laws it is both a city and an independent state
Pilgrimage
Religious journey
Lateen sail
A triangular shaped sale in north Africa allow ships to sail against the wind
Astroblade
Help sailors navigate to see allowed Portuguese to be the first Europeans to sail along Africans coast.
Conditions of slavery
- 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
Effects of slavery
- over all disaster for Africa
- Western Africa lost most of their people
- lost of skilled workers
- families torn apart
- African societies broken down
Effects of European control
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
Other things happen when European countries controlled Africa
- 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