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Title: Africa


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Africa
  • Other parts get ______ inches of rain a year
  • Can be land of lush, green _______________
  • South Africa has __________ soil and _____________
  • Located by the Red Sea modern day _____________
  • _______ over many important areas and became an
    important center of __________
  • Traded with Egypt, Arabia, __________, India and
    the _________ Empire at Aksums key sea port
    called _____________.
  • First ____________ appeared in Great
    _______Valley
  • Nomadic lifestyle until they learned to
    _______________ animals
  • Lived in ________
  • Religion included ___________ a religion where
    people believe that __________ are present in
    animals, __________, and other natural forces.

Geographic Contrasts
Early African People
Kingdom of Aksum
  • ___________ largest continent in the world.
  • Some parts have constant __________
  • Can be land of _______ dust or desert
  • Example ___________ Desert in North Africa

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  • Traditionally monotheistic
  • God called ___________ and their king __________
    was a direct descendent of him.
  • Offered sacrifices- animals
  • King Ezana __________ to Christianity
  • In 451 A.D., Ethiopia and Egypt with become
    _____________ and split from Roman Catholic
  • Developed unique architecture using ________
    instead of _____ bricks to build palaces and
    buildings
  • Used NO ____________
  • Instead they _________ stones to fit together
    _________
  • Built huge stone __________ called __________ to
    celebrate kings conquests
  • Aksum lasted for ________ years
  • Fell to invaders who practiced _________!

Trade in Aksum
Aksumite Architecture
Fall of Aksum
Aksum Religion
  • Items traded salt, ______________ horns,
    tortoise shells, ivory, _____________, and gold
  • Imported cloth, glass,________ _____, ________,
    brass, iron and copper
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