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Africa

Africa. Ancient Kingdoms to Modern Struggles. http://www.motherplanet.com/images/continent/africa.jpg. Geography. Africa has a variety of climactic regions Northern Africa is mostly made up of the Sahara Desert

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Africa

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  1. Africa Ancient Kingdoms to Modern Struggles http://www.motherplanet.com/images/continent/africa.jpg

  2. Geography • Africa has a variety of climactic regions • Northern Africa is mostly made up of the Sahara Desert • Southern Africa, or Sub Saharan Africa, is made up of savannah, sahel, and rainforest, as well as desert. • Central Africa is very mountainous and is the source for most of the rivers in Africa.

  3. http://missmax.netfirms.com/africa/1_map_lg.jpg

  4. Kingdoms of Africa Kush Mali Ghana Axum Songhai Zimbabwe (Monomotapa)

  5. KUSH • Admired and copied Egyptian culture • A farming society withBronze Technology • Conquered the Egyptians but were later driven away by Assyrians • Depended upon the Nile River much like Egypt • Copied pyramid tombs and art from Egypt • Developed Iron after Assyrian Contact • Devloped Slave trade for Romans and Middle East http://www.philipcoppens.com/nubia_pyr_4.jpg

  6. AXUM • Located In North Eastern Africa where modern Ethiopia currently exists • First Christian based kingdom in Africa • Trade society= trade with Middle East and Mediterranean Sea • Exported Ivory, Slaves, fragrances=Frankincense and myrrh King Ezana conquered Kush and converted to Christianity http://z.about.com/d/archaeology/1/0/n/A/axum_obelisk.jpg

  7. Zimbabwe / Monomotapa Great Stone House http://www.wayfaring.info/search/Zimbabwe

  8. Zimbabwe 1300 ce- 1450ce? Originally a farming society, Zimbabwe evolved into a great trade Culture with Contacts all over Africa And the Indian Ocean region and China Gold was the number one trade Item for Zimbabwe http://www.wayfaring.info/search/Zimbabwe

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