AF Module 1:3 Flashcards

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Africa Name

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Egyptian: “Afru-ika” — mother continent
Greek: “Aphrike” — without cold
Latin: “Aprisa” — sun

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Bantu Migration

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Bantu (human-being) migration:
- 2000 y/a
- From W Africa to SE Africa
- Introduced forging, learnt husbandry in return

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3
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African Slave Trade

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15th-19th centuries
15 million+ Africans
Contributed to the long-term colonization and exploitation of Africa

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4
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Massai

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Settled Kenya, N Tanzania
Nomadic Pasturalists
Red robes and rich culture
“Moran”-warriors, 15-30 y/o

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5
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Tuaregs

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Pastoralists, Berbers
N & W Africa
Cheches: headwraps
Bubus: light, sturdy gowns worn in desert
Festival in the Desert
Preyed on caravans

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Bambuti

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Sua, Aka, Efe, Mbuti
“pygmies”
one of the oldest existing bloodlines, maybe one of the first humans in Africa

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7
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KoG

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  • Gold trade
  • Taxation
  • Control over region
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KoM

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  • Salt and Copper
  • Learning centers for Muslim scholars (Timbuktu)
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KoS

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  • Islam, commercial trade, scholarship
  • Trade routes
  • Law and military
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10
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Scramble for Africa

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1800s-1900s when Africa was exploited and colonized
Europeans drew borders with disregard, causing deep ethnic/cultural conflict

WWII & India led Africa to confront colonial rule

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Contemporary Issues

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Managing inter-ethnic conflicts
2009 - Kampala Convention (first agreement to protect the rights of internally displaced people)

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12
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Sudan Conflict (Contemporary)

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Nomadic and sedentary communities fought over water, grazing rights
Religious, Cultural, and Economic tensions

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13
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Goals for Africa

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  • No Poverty or hunger
  • Universal primary education
  • Gender equality
  • Reduce child mortality
  • Improve maternal health
  • Combat diseases
  • Global partnerships
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14
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“Ethiopians”

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Greeks called people south of the Sahara “Ethiopians”– people with burnt faces

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15
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Berbers

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Indigenous North Africans who controlled trade between Mideterranean and Sudan
Invented camel saddles**
Developed caravan routes

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16
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Khoisans

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Hunters who lived in the final third of the continent and also domesticated livestock