Chapter 8 Flashcards
The fourth largest island in the world
Madagascar
The highest peak in Africa
Mount Kilimanjaro
The kingdom that was the greatest ancient civilization in the interior of Africa
The kingdom of Cush
The African nation that had a strong Christian influence in New Testament times
The land of Cush or Ethiopia
Why was Ethiopia a strong Christian influence in Africa
A Cushite servant was led to Christ and took the gospel back to Africa
A special fact that we know about the Ethiopian eunuch
He was the first recorded African Christian
Africa’s first and greatest Christian kingdom
The kingdom of Aksum
This king had churches carved out of solid rock
King Lalibela
Northern Africa today is inhabited mostly by what group of people?
Arab Muslims
This section of Africa carried on much trade during the middle ages
The East Coast where Kenya and Tanzania are today
Why was Africa called the “White Man’s Grave?”
Exploring Africa was very difficult because of intense heat, dense jungle, and diseases like malaria and yellow fever
The first European explorer of Africa
James Bruce
The famous Scotsman who was one of the first missionaries in South Africa
Robert Moffat
He ministered to people near what desert?
The Kalahari Desert
Africa’s most famous explorer
David Livingstone
What was called the “smoke that thunders?”
Victoria Falls
Why was Victoria Falls called the “smoke that thunders?”
The waterfalls 360 feet into the Zambezi river making a thundering noise and huge columns of mist rise into the air like smoke
Who went to find an assist Dr. Livingstone
Henry Stanley
An early leader of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
Frumentius
One of the greatest leaders in church history he boldly proclaimed that Jesus is God
Athanasius the Great
Greek slave who wrote famous fables
Aesop
An important fact about James Bruce
He was the explorer looking for the source of the Nile River
Important fact about Mungo Park
He explored the Niger river
An important fact about Robert Moffat
He was one of the first missionaries to Africa
And important fact about David Livingstone
He was the greatest of all African explorers
An important fact about Henry Stanley
He was the American reporter who found Livingstone and later became a missionary explorer
An important fact about Khama
He was an African chief who ruled his people in righteousness for 50 years
An important fact about Samuel Crowther
He was the first black bishop of the Church of England
An important fact about Mary Slessor
She was the “Queen of the Cannibals”, a missionary to the African interior, and she raised 51 children
The second largest continent
Africa
The narrow waterway that separates Africa from Europe
The Strait of Gibraltar
The man-made waterway that separates Africa from Asia
The Suez Canal
The world’s second largest river in water volume
The Congo River
The country that led the way and exploration and evangelization of Africa
Scotland
The “Dark Continent”
Africa
The city famous as a center of learning in the Mali empire
Timbuktu
The largest desert region in southern Africa
The Kalahari Desert
Africa’s first black republic
Liberia
Whose heart was buried in Africa but his body buried in England?
David Livingstone’s
A medical doctor from Scotland who was a missionary in Africa
Dr. David Livingstone
The world’s highest peak
Mount Everest
North America’s highest peak
Mount McKinley in Alaska
The Mountain climbed by daring mountaineers
The Matterhorn
Europe’s highest peak
Mount Elbrus
The Alps’ highest peak
Mont Blanc
The level of sea waters
Sea level
A long row of mountains
A mountain range
The pointed top of a mountain
The peak
Term used to describe an inactive volcano
Dormant
The highest peak of a mountain
Summit
The height above sea level
Altitude
The righteous chief of the Batswanas
Khama
Pioneer missionary and Bible translator
Robert Moffat
The man who said, “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”
Henry Stanley
Mountains in the Northwest part of Africa
Atlas Mountains
The largest desert
The Sahara desert
