PPT-Uncorking Africa’s Trade Potential

Session 1 2 nd ICAO Meeting on Air Cargo Development in Africa June 27 th So many Africans have told me we dont want just aid we want trade that fuels progress Barrack Obama First US President to Address AU. Classical Time Period. 1000 B.C.E.-500 C.E.. Politics. Stateless Societies . Family/Kin based. Rise of Monarchies. Rise of . Nok. Civilization in Western Africa. Nok. Civilization. Economy. Africa -> Agricultural in general. Chapter 25. Overview: African Politics and Society. Review: Bantus – migrations, stateless societies -> chiefdoms and regional kingdoms -> Trans-Saharan trade -> large kingdoms, empires, and city-states. Unit . 3 . Section 1. AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTS. The vast & diverse continent of Africa is home to many different cultures. During the period 600-1450 these cultures forged Africa's social, religious, and economic relationships with other cultures both within the continent and beyond. Department of History & Philosophy. Kennesaw State University. Opening remarks. I. Myth and Reality. Africa: A continent. Africa is a continent. the . second largest continent in the world. How many countries?. The Beginning. Factories:. Established trading forts allowing trade from the interior. Much is established with the consent of the African people.. El Mina. Missionary efforts. Europeans saw the Africans as pagan savages (just like the saw everyone else). Forced removal of Africans. African culture became one of the important strands in the development of American civilizations.. Islam consolidated its position in sub-Saharan and east Africa. Most of Africa remain independent states. Section 1. First European Contacts. Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal sowed the seeds of tremendous change for Africa in the early to . mid-1400s. H. e . and his men cautiously explored farther and farther south along Africa’s west coast. Vocabulary. Savannas. Tropical Rain Forests. Jungle. Linguists. Oral Traditions. Matrilineal. Identify. Bantu. King ‘Ezana. Swahili. Shona. Tunka Manin. Mansa Musa. Sonni ‘Ali. Mohammed I Askia. Section 1: Reading Checks. Directions: Divide into groups of four. Once in your groups, assign each person a number from 1-4 based on when your birthday is. The person’s birthday that is closest to Jan. 1. st. will be the one and the person’s birthday closest to December 31. Conceptual Frameworks. Historical Background. The Slave Trade’s Diversity. A Case Study of the Slave Trade. Africa in the Era of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Conceptual Frameworks. Historical Background. 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. Many kingdoms. Diff. cultures. 100 mil.. SLAVERY?. Sources? . Status? . trade. ???. Demand . Race . Slave trade. 1450-1850: 12 . mil.. Brazil. : . 42%. MAP 4.3 . Triangular Trade Across the Atlantic . Mrs. Costello. Mrs. . Suto. ,. Ms. . Soddano. Geography. 2. nd. largest continent. 1/5 of Earth’s land surface. Varied geographic features.. Climate Zones. On your map of Africa:. Draw in the Nile River and Niger River. Color the Sahara desert. Niger River. Nile River. The Big Questions. What were the major civilizations of Africa during the post-classical era?.