PPT-The Story of Africa Geography & African Civilizations

Satellite View Africas Size Second largest continent 11700000 sq mi 10 of the worlds population 2 ½ times the size of the U S 5 0 0 0 M I L E S 4 6 0 0 M I L E S. Chapter 25, Section 2. Regions of Africa Pre-Imperialism. To understand the impact of European domination, we must look at Africa in the early 1800s, before the scramble for colonies began.. Islam had long influenced the coast, where a profitable slave trade was carried on. . World History. Libertyville High School. Nubia. Area between First through Fifth cataracts of Nile. Conquered by Egypt around 2000 BC. Served as major trading center between Egypt, African societies. World History. Libertyville High School. Nubia. / Kush. Area between . Second through Fifth . cataracts of Nile. Area between 2. nd. and 3. rd. cataracts = . Nubia. Area between 3. rd. and 5. th. World History. Libertyville High School. Non-Egyptian East Africa: . Nubia. Area between First through Fifth cataracts of Nile. Conquered by Egypt around 2000 BC. Served as major trading center between Egypt, African societies. Continent of Africa . compared to Continental US. Hemispheres. How many hemispheres is Africa in?. What is the main religion in Africa?. Outline the 5 Regions of Africa. Northern Africa. Western Africa. An Overview of Growth and Challenges from an African Colocation Operator. African has a world of Opportunity. Africa. – Highly concentrated. 3 COUNTRIES: KENYA, NIGERIA & SOUTH AFRICA REPRESENT 95% OF TOTAL WHITE SPACE IN AFRICA. Africa’s Size. Second largest continent .  11,700,000 sq. mi.. 10% of the world’s population.. 2 ½ times the size of the U. S.. 5. 0. 0. 0. M. I. L. E. S. 4 6 0 0 M I L E S. Bodies. Of. Unit 1 Section 1. Key Terms. Agricultural Revolution. The change from food gathering to food production that occurred between ca. 8000 and 2000 BCE also known as the . Neolithic Revolution. Bantu. Collective name of a large group of sub-Saharan African languages and of the peoples speaking these languages. Bantus. Longest Migration in History. Griots – Homers of African History. Language. Was an Islamic Judge. H. e . is best known as a . traveler and . explorer. , . covering some 73,000 miles. These journeys covered almost the entirety of the known . Chapter 7 Section 1. Starter. What geographic factors do you think affected the development of African civilizations?. Answer. Climate, land, and access to water. The Impact of Geography. Main Idea: . Preview. African Geography. - . Africa is a large continent surrounded by oceans and seas. It is divided in two by the Sahara Desert. Sub-Saharan Africa is the region south of the Sahara Desert.. Farming, Herding, and Trade. Africa and the Americas. 500 BCE - 1200 CE. AP World History Notes. Chapter 7. Early Africa. Few written records of early African people. Historians learn about early African people through . oral traditions = legends & history passed by word of mouth through generations. Physical Geography. Africa as a rEGION. South of Sahara desert 9.5 million square miles. Region of plateaus, “stair steps” down toward sea. Edges of plateau marked by escarpments . Rivers running across land create great rapids and waterfalls. West African Civilizations. 3 Empires emerge by dominating trade across the Sahara. - . Empire of Ghana. - Empire of Mali. - Empire of Songhai . Objectives. Understand why gold and salt were important in early Africa..