Africa

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Africa

• Other parts get ______ inches of rain a year
• Can be land of lush, green _______________
• South Africa has __________ soil and _____________

• Located by the Red Sea modern day _____________
• _______ over many important areas and became an
  important center of __________
• Traded with Egypt, Arabia, __________, India and
  the _________ Empire at Aksums key sea port
  called _____________.

• First ____________ appeared in Great
  _______Valley
• Nomadic lifestyle until they learned to
  _______________ animals
• Lived in ________
• Religion included ___________ a religion where
  people believe that __________ are present in
  animals, __________, and other natural forces.

Geographic Contrasts
Early African People
Kingdom of Aksum

• ___________ largest continent in the world.
• Some parts have constant __________
• Can be land of _______ dust or desert
• Example ___________ Desert in North Africa

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• Traditionally monotheistic
• God called ___________ and their king __________
  was a direct descendent of him.
• Offered sacrifices- animals
• King Ezana __________ to Christianity
• In 451 A.D., Ethiopia and Egypt with become
  _____________ and split from Roman Catholic

• Developed unique architecture using ________
  instead of _____ bricks to build palaces and
  buildings
• Used NO ____________
• Instead they _________ stones to fit together
  _________
• Built huge stone __________ called __________ to
  celebrate kings conquests

• Aksum lasted for ________ years
• Fell to invaders who practiced _________!

Trade in Aksum
Aksumite Architecture
Fall of Aksum
Aksum Religion

• Items traded salt, ______________ horns,
  tortoise shells, ivory, _____________, and gold
• Imported cloth, glass,________ _____, ________,
  brass, iron and copper