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Worksheets2nd Semester Finals SLDM
Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 3600secs
What is ethnocentrism?
believing your ethnic group is equal to the others
believing your ethnic group is better than others
having beliefs
believing that all people are equal in everything exept religion
Geography of the continent--and how it affects people:
Desertification dries up the land→ hurts agriculture
rivers provide water for crops, bathing, drinking, and fertilization
mountains make it so that you can not live in certain places
deserts make it so that it is harder to live in certain places and very hard to get water in dryer places
Rivers make stuff look pretty
Deforestation does:
destroy land for animals ecosystems
help land for animals’ ecosystems
provide land for animals to live in
The closer you are to the equator, the _______ it gets
colder
warmer
All of the climates in Africa are ________.
the same
different
All are major rivers in Africa exept:
Nile R.
Congo R.
Zambezi R.
Yellow R.
Niger R.
Tributaries are:
large rivers or streams that flow into a larger body of water
large fertile depsosite
Small rivers or streams that flow into a larger body of water
Kilwa is:
a city- state
kingdom
conquer Egypt
tons of people go to and from for the trade/ money
HUGE IN TRADE :)
Plateau:
area of raised ground that is steep going up, but flat at the top
area of raised ground that is flat going up, but steep at the top
mountain of raised ground that is flat going up, but steep at the top
mountain of raised ground that is steep going up, but flat at the top
North geography:
Populated with farmland
Mountainous with Sahara
All landforms, valleys, grasslands, mtn, plateaus
Grasslands, rainforests, smaller deserts
Western geography:
populated with farmland
Mountainous with Sahara
All landforms, valleys, grasslands, mtn, plateaus
Grasslands, rainforests, smaller deserts
Eastern geography:
Mountainous with Sahara
Populated with farmland
All landforms, valleys, grasslands, mtn, plateaus
Grasslands, rainforests, smaller deserts
Southern Central geography:
Mountainous with Sahara
Populated with farmland
All landforms, valleys, grasslands, mtn, plateaus
Grasslands, rainforests, smaller deserts
Major Kingdoms In Africa: East
Nubia
Kush
Axum
Great Zimbabwe
Kilwa and Swahili
Nubia:
in the southern part of the Nile (Sudan)
had the bow and arrow/ military skills
close contact with the Egyptians
in the northern part of the Nile
No contact w/ Egyptians
Kush:
(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)
Nubia turns into Kush
defeated by Egyptians and under their control for 500 years ; broke away and became independent
conquered egypt after breaking away
Assyrians conquer and push them back ; then they conquer Axum
conquered Egypt and then Europe when it was still a small province
Axum:
located along the red sea
trade from African Interior, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Persia, and India. They got Christianity from the Romans
Muslim merchants and soliers from Arabia raid ships and take land
moved southwest a bit and become the Kingdom of Ethopia
conquered Egypt and got Islam from the Muslims
Nok
kingdom in the highlands between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers
culture found in West African religion
city-state
not a lot is known because they did not keep written record
Great Zimbabwe
kingdom in the highlands between the Zimbezi and Limpopo Rivers
founded by the Shona (Shone)
Shone-group of Bantu speaking people who founded Great Zimbabwe
people are farmers and herders which improved growth in village life
never founded
Great Zimbabwe
Europeans believed that this great city was built by an ancient white empire and not black Africans-->ethoncentrism
stone ruins remain today
lies next to the Shona Empire
formerly known as Italy
Kilwa
city-state:one of the most important
duties/tax-they are charged on all goods coming into the land-city grew rich from tax
foreigners bring jewlry, cotton, porcelin, honey, wheat, silk, and rice
Kilwans trade gold, ivory, iron, and slaves
speak Bantu
Swahili
it means of the coast
is in West Africa
built forts along the coast and took over trade routes of the Indian ocean
culture remains present today
the Swahili is the official language of Kenya/Tanzania and also used in South Africa
Swahili
language is used for business in East Africa
oral tradition
Kgotla-headed by the village chief with community to make decisions
there were 98 total slaves traded in Swahili
West Africa Kingdoms
Bantu
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
Kenya
Bantu
the movement of people all across Africa is their most widely known feat
refers to a family of languages that these people spoke
population growth is why they moved
lived in villages made of clans/families
traded buffalo
Bantu
power passed through the mothers side
their culture, traditions, and technology grew
refers to a person that lives along a river
Ethnic Groups
based on nation, language, everything that makes up a person on the inside that lets us see to the outside
the size of a person's head
the belief that one ethnic group is better than the other
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Ghana
developed the use of a camel for transportation across the desert
influences of Islamic people and Africans
Sahelian kingdoms flourished:Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
the Berbers spread Islam very quickly and think that Ghana is their model kingdom
Berbers convert to Isalm and that causes a holy war which causes the downfall of Ghana
Mali
rule most of West Africa
means where the king resides
had many great leaders
used to be in the Indian Ocean
Sudiata Keita
early Mali king
improved agriculture production and Saharan trade routes
produced fertizlier and created more farming lang-> more taxes-> people grew richer
greatest kingdom of all
Mansa Musa - king
opened more trade routes and protected them with armies
made pilgramage to Mecca and threw out so much gold that gold prices fell
brings back Spanish architect to create a mosque and a palace at Timbukto
extremely rich king
Songhai
calvary and navy to help keep peace
restablishes Timbuktu as a center of learning
all Songhilians are kings
traders, farmers, and fisherman
Askai Muhammad
divided Songhai into five providences with a governer, tax collector, court of judges, and trade inspector
had a calvary and navy to help keep peace
laws are based on the Quran
king of Songhai
Sunni Ali
Muslim ruler
overthrown
loved by all Songhai people
Empire downfall of Songhai
Moroccan soldiers fight Songhai and nineteen years later the empire ends
a sunami takes all people away to sea
aliens invade because the US government said so
The Island of Goree
the house of slaves
door of no return
happy place
place that free slaves were sent
The history of slave trade
at first the Europeans were trading with the Africans for slaves, but soon after they sailed around them and took slaves for free
it started, took a 5 year break, and restarted
it began in the North Pole
was imported from Mars
Europe did
divide up Africa among themselves without the Africans consent
divide up Africa among themselves without the Frenchians consent
divide up Africa among themselves without the Italians consent
divide up Africa among themselves without the aliens consent
Berlin Conference
carves up Africa among coloniel powers
Africans were not happy
commissioned the Berlin Wall
where Africans gained their freedom and slavery was made illegal
Demand
the Dutch needed workers for their plantations and mines so they bought slaves
the colonies needed new slaves because Native Americans were fine at first, but since they knew the land they could run away
in their minds there was no way they could live without slaves
ummmm
Why is slavery a "good" idea
climate similarity
they were skilled farmers, miners, and metal workers
they didn't know the territory, so there was no escape
$$$
they liked the movies
The Middle Passage
branded with irons
the ship was filthy and tight spaced
20% died during the crossing (conditions, suicide)
was an luxury hotel on 5th Avenue in New York
conditions were horrendous and unhumane
Affects on Africa
the destruction of Wes Africa
they lost young, healthy skilled workers: societies are pulled apart
Africa is still recovering in some places
everything is happy, sunshine, and rainbows
After the end of the slave trade, __________ raid Africa; interior for resources
Africans
Muslims
Europeans
Aliens
The Europeans got Africans to _________ each other
pick 2
fight and kill
capture and sell
love and hug
sell peanuts to
They forced Africans to work in _______ conditions
comfortable
horrible
trendy
favorable weather
Pride in one's homeland
ethnocentrism
patriotism
nationalism
euroism
Desmond Tutu
Anglican bishop in South Africa
fights apartide
reconciliation using faith
was Songhai
Steve Biko
anti-apartheid activist
speaker who promotes nationalism and equality
arrested and killed while in jail/custody
was from New York
Nelson Mandela
member of the African national Congress
spends 27 years in prison
President of the United States
president
Equiano
former slave
he wrote a book after buying his freedom
traveled American talking about the horrors of slavery and why it needs to be illegal
always traveled by horse
William Wilberforce
lasting friendship with William Pitt who became Prime Minister
was an abolishonist
in Parliament in Europe
loved animals
was against Christian missionaries
Achievements of the Egyptians
astrology
medicine
architecture
farming
mummification
Black Lands
Kemet
Cataracts
delta
What desert protects Egypt on the East Side of the Nile
Sahara Desert
Arabian Desert
What large body of water sits at the mouth of the Nile
Lake Nasser
Oof.. Do we have to know this?
Mediterranean Sea
I don't think so
A river or stream that flows into a larger body of water
delta
kemet
cataract
tributary
deposition of sediment
delta
cataract
deposition
yeet
Major city of learning
Alexandria
Timbuktu
The Nile has 6 of these rock filled rapids spread throughout
Cataract
Kemet
Blue Nile
Delta
What did the Egyptians use mummification
preserve their bodies until the afterlife
show the gods that they are cool
Rich fertile soil that is brought from highlands
(a)
The world's longest river is the:
(a)
Red Lands
Desert lands
um
God of the living dead
Osiris
Thor
Thoth
Horus
God of the sky/ falcon god
Horus
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great mother
Isis
Thoth
Bastet
Annebeth
God of the sun/ creator god
Horus
Ra
Horus
Nope
Goddess of the home, women, cats, and childbirth.
Baset
Neferiti
Isis
THOTH
God of magic
Thoth
Ra
head of a jackal
Anubis
Horus
Isis
Old Kingdom
King Djoser- Step Pyramid
King Khufu- Great pyramid at Giza
King Khafre- 2nd largest pyramid
King Pepe ll- lat king
China is divided into __________ of time
Blocks
Shang
Han
Pieces
Chang, Chow Dynasties:
Rich farmers, poor peasants, mandate for heaven, bronze, jade, and feudalism
Had good food
Loved to dance
Didn't love to dance
Han Dynasties:
Confusicism, Dowism, Great Wall
United all of China
Established the silk road
The Tang Dynasty
The Golden Age of China
The downfall of China
Tea, Jade, and Silk are most wide spread to people of all levels of society
People are cool
Family is
All important and they practice ancestor worship
Not important
Too big to care
Very important, but also hungry
Warriors
Knights in bronze armor, chariots, and daggers
Foot soldiers are usually peasants in tunics and pants
At one point, it was looked down upon to be in the military because it meant leaving your family
Lost to the Pacers
Farmers are the:
Majority of the population
Lived a hard life
Lived in nearby vilages in simple homes
Richest people in the land
Confucius/Confucionism
Disturbed by disorder and suffering from war
Filial piety
Merit System
"If we put a path, their people will walk on it" type of thing
Daoism
Started by Lao Tzu
People and nature over behavior
The Way (Dao)
Silk Road
Everyone wanted in
Traded silk as well as other things
Trade route
1492 Columbus tried to find a way to China
Shi Huangdi
Considered the first emperor
Expanded the empire
Unified the GWOC
Known for tera cotta to protect his tomb and the flowing river of mercury
Had all records of his terror burned
Li Bing
Started the Han Dynasty & Promoted Confucisism
Worked on the GWOC
Military campaign to expand the empire
Killed his son because he thought he was weak
Builds a dam to control the Min River; cuts through a mountain to do it.
Yang di
Built the grand canal
GWOC
Assassinated
Zheng He
Created a fleet of ships larger than all of Europe's combined
Traveled to show the military power of China
The new emperor burned the entire fleet although historians are unsure of the reason
Yuan Dynasty
Made Beijing the capital; rebuilt the grand canal; foreign trade boomed; restored roads and postal stops
Built McDonalds franchises everywhere
Ming Dynasty
Revived confusion learning and civil service
Forbidden city built in Beijing
Restored China to Greatness
Isolationism
People were not allowed to leave China
People were not allowed to enter China
Mao Zedong
Communists take over
Forced people into unsuitable working conditions
People evacuated to Taiwan before he closed everything down
