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CH 13 Africa notes abridged
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8th Grade
03/21/2013

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What is the second largest continent?
Definition
Africa
Term
What is the largest continent?
Definition
Asia
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How many times can the US fit inside Africa?
Definition
3 times
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What are the two deserts in Africa?
Definition
Sahara and the Kalahari
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What is the largest desert in the world?
Definition
Sahara
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What does most of Africa rest on?
Definition
plateau
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What are the two major rivers in Africa?
Definition
Nile and Congo
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How long is the Nile?
Definition
4000 miles long
Term
Where have some of the world's earliest human fossils been found in?
Definition
The Great Rift Valley in Africa
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The Nile River was one of what?
Definition
the first four original civilizations in 3000 BC
Term
What are leaders in Egypt called?
Definition
pharohs
Term
How many countries are in Africa's continent?
Definition
46
Term
What were the first people known to settle in North Africa?
Definition
Berbers
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Who brought camels from Central Asia?
Definition
Romans
Term
What is the camel's nickname?
Definition
ship of the desert
Term
Describe camels.
Definition
-can travel days without water
-stored fat in humps for food
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Who had aa huge army with iron weapons
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Ghana
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Why was West Africa desired?
Definition
Salt mines
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What did Rainforest empires trade?
Definition
food
Term
Where does Ethiopia trace its origins to?
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Queen Makeda
Term
Makeda visited with who of Israel and introduced Judaism to her empire?
Definition
King Soloman
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What city was located on the Red Sea?
Definition
Axum
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Who invented dhows?
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Arabs
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How was Ghana's throne system different?
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the King's sister's son inherited it
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What is the main religion in Africa?
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Christianity
Term
Many Africans believed in one supreme god. What is this called?
Definition
monotheism
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What was the capital of the Songhai Empire?
Definition
Timbuktu
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Who spread the language Swahili?
Definition
The Bantu People
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Who led fight against Muslim invasion?
Definition
Dania al-Kahina
Term
Who battled the Portuguese slave traders for 40 years?
Definition
Nzinga
Term
What forbids Muslims to enslave other Muslims?
Definition
Quaran
Term
In the late 1400's, what two countries brought enslaved Africans to work the fields?
Definition
Spain and Portugal
Term
What is African Diaspora?
Definition
the spreading of African people and culture around the world
Term
What are four types of music the enslaved Africans sang?
Definition
jazz, blues, sprituals, and rap
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