Africa

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Africa
CHAPTER 8

• Section 1 Africas Early History
• Section 2 The Kingdoms of Kush and Aksum
• Section 3 Trading States of Africa

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Objectives
Section 1
Africas Early History

• Identify what geographic features of Africa
  affected human cultures.
• Describe how historians have learned about the
  migrations of early African peoples.
• Explain the predominant patterns of life in early
  African societies.

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The Physical Setting
Section 1
Africas Early History

• The plateau savannas, tropical rain forests,
  jungle areas
• Other natural features Lake Chad, Lake
  Victoria, Mount Kenya, Mount Kilimanjaro

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Yellow Fever

• Yellow fever causes an estimated 200,000 cases
  and 20,000 to 30,000 deaths in Africa each year,
  mainly in countries in the tropical zones of the
  continent.

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Rediscovering the African Past
Section 1
Africas Early History

• Language Bantu
• Cultural exchange discovered through study of
  music, language, and plants
• Other evidence archaeological evidence

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Patterns of Life
Section 1
Africas Early History

• Small, independent villages
• Women were farmers
• Ancestry was traced through mothers instead of
  fathers

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Objectives
Section 2
The Kingdoms of Kush and Aksum

• Explain how Kush developed as an independent
  kingdom.
• Analyze the factors that helped Aksum develop as
  an independent kingdom.

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Kush Arises
Section 2
The Kingdoms of Kush and Aksum

• Important for trade
• Isolated from Egyptian rule

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Aksum
Section 2
The Kingdoms of Kush and Aksum

• Ivory trade, strong military
• King Ezana conquered Kush, converted to
  Christianity

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Objectives
Section 3
Trading States of Africa

• Discuss how trade developed along the East
  African coast.
• Explain how the kingdoms of West Africa became
  rich and powerful.

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East Africa and Great Zimbabwe
Section 3
Trading States of Africa

• Swahili states Kilwa was a leading port
• Great Zimbabwe gold trade

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West Africa
Section 3
Trading States of Africa

• Ghana gold-for-salt exchange
• Mali Mansa Musa
• Songhai - trade