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African Beginnings
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History (Africa) Mind Map on African Beginnings, created by veavaeuo on 29/12/2013.
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African Beginnings
Changing Survival Skills
Hunting and Gathering
Stone tools
Farming and herding
Domestication
Settlements
Surplus
Civilizations
Nile River
Egypt
Farming on banks of Nile
Scattered villages
Ancient Egypt
Pharoahs
Nubia
Fishing communities
Conquered Egypt
Conquered by Aksum
East Africa
Trading Civilizations
Aksum
African and Arab traders=ancestors
Controlled trade routes
Christianity
Arab took control of trade = decline
Kilwa
Stone and coral homes "beautiful"
Taxes and trade
Taxed traders for goods
Conquered by Portugal
Great Zimbabwe
Limpopo River in Southern Africa
Trade network
Near coast
Access to Arabic, Indian, and East Asian markets and trade routes
Islam
Swahili
North Africa
Carthage
Traded textiles, metals, slaves, and food
Controlled Mediterranean trade
Fell to Roman Empire
Christianity under Roman Empire
Arabs brought Islam
West Africa
Trade salt and gold with North Africa
Ghana
"land of gold"
Rich from taxes on salt, gold, goods
Controlled trade
Mali
Controlled gold mines of south, salt supplies of north
Mansa Musa
Brought peace
Spread Islam
Songhai
Important trade routes
Wealthy cities
Tombouctou
Great Muslim learning center
Forest kingdoms
Benin
Ivory, palm oil, and pepper
Carvings
Bantu Migration
Spread to Central and Southern Africa
Causes
Overpopulation
Ability to farm different crops
Spread language
Most ethnic groups in Central and Southern Africa speak Bantu
200 mil. people speak Bantu
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