Geo page 142-150 Flashcards
(22 cards)
Africa’s first and greatest Christian kingdom; in the area of modern Ethiopia
Aksum
one of the most notorious slave traders in West Africa who eventually became saved and wrote “Amazing Grace”
John Newton
led England’s movement to abolish slavery
William Wilberforce
forms the largest river system in Western Africa
Niger River and all its tributaries
three climates of Western Africa
steppe, rain forest, savannah
country that is divided into three territories and is controlled by four tribes is
Nigeria
four tribes that control Nigeria
Yoruba, Ibo, Hausa, and Fulani
Nigeria’s first capital
Lagos
first black bishop to be ordained by the church of England
Samuel Adjai Crowther (he was a Yoruba)
capital of Nigeria
Abuja
first African nation south of the Sahara to achieve independence from a colonial power
Ghana
the Gold Coast
Ghana
Ghana’s first president
Kwame Nkrumah
two nations that were settled by freed slaves
Sierra Leone and Liberia
modern capital of Sierra Leone that was a haven for slaves from Great Britain
Freetown
modern capital of Liberia that was a haven for slaves from the US
Monrovia
two Black American missionaries to Monrovia
Lott Carey and Colin Teague
one of the world’s largest waterfalls in volume
Boyoma Falls
traced the Congo River to its source in 1877
Henry M. Stanley
dictator of the Belgian Congo who changed its name to Zaire and removed cultural influences
Joseph Mobutu
official language of the DRC
French
capital and largest city of the DRC
Kinshasa
