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Chapter 9
Africa in Modern Times
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History
5th Grade
10/08/2013

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Ararat
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Believed to be the landing place of Noah's Ark
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Elbrus
Definition
Europe's highest mountain
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Everest
Definition
The world's highest mountain peak
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Fuji
Definition
A mountain held sacred by many Japanese
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Kilimanjaro
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Africa's highest mountain
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McKinley
Definition
North America's highest peak
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Mont Blanc
Definition
The highest peak in the Alps
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Madagascar
Definition
The fourth largest island in the world
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Barbary Coast
Definition
Area of northern Africa along the Mediterranean Sea is known for its fierce pirates
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Atlas
Definition
Mountain range along Africa's northwestern coast
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Ethiopia, Liberia
Definition
Two African countries that remained independent during the colonial era
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Cairo
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Egypt's capital and Africa's largest city
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Aswan High Dam
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Dam built on Nile River to control its flooding
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Suez Canal
Definition
Man-made waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
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Anwar Sadat
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Egyptian president who made peace with Israel
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Sudan
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Largest country in Africa
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Khartoum
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Capital of Sudan
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Desert
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Land too cold or dry to grow many plants
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Oasis
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A desert made fertile by the presence of water
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Lake Tanganyika
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The world's longest freshwater lake
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Kenyatta
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The first president of Kenya
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Tanzania
Definition
Where the Serengeti National Park is located
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Henry Stanley
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The explorer who traced the Congo River to its source
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Ethiopia
Definition
The country that Emperor Haile Selassie I worked to modernize
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Communism
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The system of government that poses a great threat to many of Africa's struggling countries
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Nelson Mandela
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South Africa
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Egypt
Definition
First Arab nation to make peace with Israel
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Sudan
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World's largest swamp
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Pygmies
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Democratic Republic of Congo
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Ehtiopia
Definition
Never a European colony
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Cairo
Definition
Africa's largest city
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Liberia
Definition
The African nation founded by an American group as a home for freed slaves
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South Africa
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The wealthiest and most highly developed nation in Africa
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Communism
Definition
The system of government that has brought misery and terror to Africa
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