Deck 1 Flashcards
Which Egyptian dynasty is taharka associated with?
25th dynasty, the last African dynasty
Who is taharka supposed to have helped according to your text
Helped Israelites fight the Assyrians
Where was ancient Nubia located
Present day northern Sudan and southern egypt
Nubia’s history can be traced back to what time
3100 bce
Why was king ezana of Axum important
1st to convert to Christianity which made Ethiopia the oldest Christian civilization in the world
According to your reading what were the books of instruction
Advice to ensure personal success. Truth telling and fair dealing served as a teaching text for school to teach morals.
Explain the mysteries schools six of them. Explain three
Heavens, lands, depths, secret word, pharaoh, teachers of wordsHeavens deals with astrology and astronomyLands deals with geographyDepths deals with geology
According tithe article what was the advice about speaking
Only talk when you know your subject and wise words are rarer than precious stones
An important text is the instruction of ptahhotep. What virtue does ptahhotep rate above all
Fair dealing higher than learning. you may tell a noble man by his good deeds
What was the job of scribes
Scribes recorded history and taxes
Why did schooling in ancient Egypt look different from schooling for children today
Schooling consisted more of trades rather than academics and reading. Also, one had to be privileged to go to school in Egypt.
What did education in Egypt cover for girls? For boys?
Boys were taught by their fathers and were apprenticed out or could go into the army. Girls were taught by their mothers about domestic skills.
teachers of the mystery schools
hersetha
what are the names of three great west african empires
ghana, mali, songhay
how did ghana become known as the “Land of Gold”
Ghana was the middle point where gold and salt was traded so it became very rich
who was mansa musa
the ruler of mali during the 14th century who made pilgrimmages to mecca, the holy city for muslims, and gave away gold on the way which made it devalue
what happened to abubakari
he disappeared in the ocean currents while exploring the niger river
where was the university of sankore located
mali
where were other universities established
timbuktu, gao, and jenne
which ruler seized power from mali
sunni ali the Great
under whose rule in songhay were improvements made
askia mohammed
where was the city of timbuktu located? of what accomplishments could it boast?
in songhay, and timbuktu boasted a university and a large population
Wo were the moors
A North African people who settled in morocco and was credited with getting Europe out of the dark ages
Who was Gabriel Tarik
Tarik invaded the Iberian peninsula with 7000 soldiers and took over Spain and Portugal
