AFRICA

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AFRICA

• Instructions
• This power point is divided into regions.
• You will make a flip book.
• You are to take notes from each slide, and draw
  one illustration for each region.
• Be sure and take good notes, you will need them
  to complete a take home quiz.

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NORTH AFRICA

1. Europe and North Africa has the greatest
   communication with each other.
2. Technology has helped agricultural development by
   building dams to control flooding.
3. The Western Desert of ancient Egypt made foreign
   invasions difficult.
4. Berber, Arabic, and Nomadic are all part of the
   culture of North Africa.
5. Location near waterways make trade easier.
6. North Africa has been influenced culturally by
   Europe and S.W. Asia.
7. Political systems are NOT traits shared by N.
   Africa and S.W. Asia.
8. Islam was spread from Mali into many other parts
   of Africa by Muslim traders.

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WEST AFRICA

• 1.The power of West African kingdoms was based on
  the trade of gold and salt.
• 2. Mansa Musa most famous Muslim ruler.
• 3. 1500-1800 Portugese, Dutch, French and English
  set up trading posts
• 4. Europeans trade slaves across Atlantic Ocean.
• 5. To settle an area and take over its government
  is to colonize. Europeans wanted to colonize
  Africa after slave trade due to its natural
  resources.
• 6. In order to win independence from colonial
  powers, African leaders encouraged the growth of
  nationalism.

MANSA MUSA TRADE ROUTES
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EAST AFRICA

• 1.The Great Rift Valley is a result of the
  earths movement.
• 2. Autocractic-government ruled by a single
  person.
• 3.

TRADE ROUTES
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CENTRAL/SOUTH AFRICA

• 1. Plentiful natural resources are most
  responsible for great mining.

Gold in the South
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MIDDLE EAST/SOUTHWEST ASIA

1. Oil has given the greatest support for economic
   development in the Middle East.
2. Stilt fishing in Sri Lanka is an example of
   adapting to the environment.
3. The major religion in Saudi Arabia is Islam.
4. The Quran is the holy book of Islam, which
   forbids Muslims from using human or animal
   figures in their artwork.
5. Islamic men and women are expected to dress
   modestly (avoid attention).
6. Men have more rights than women.
7. Arabic being the primary language is a result of
   the Muslim conquest.
8. Religion or the Muslim faith most connects N.
   Africa the Middle East.

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MAP OF MIDDLE EAST