Ancient Egypt's contributions were?

Medicine, Pyramids, Geometry, Calendar

How did social class affect daily life in ancient Egypt?

Each group had its role to play to keep Egypt working.

West African - grew rich from taxing goods that traders carried thru land

How did geography effect the settlement patterns in North Africa?

trade centers are build along rivers

Mansa Musa was important because...

He brought back Islamic architects and scholars from Mecca

African nations began gaining their independence

After WW1 and WW2 weakened Europe

How did societies on the eastern coast of Africa differ from those in the West?

East was city-states, West was kingdoms

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6th Grade-Unit 8: Africa

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1
The Arab Spring...
was all of the above
occurred in 2010 and 2011
began with the death of Mohamed Bouazizi
was a wave of anti-government protests
2
What is the lowest social class in Ancient Egypt?
Farmers and herders
Pharaoh
Priests and nobles
Unskilled workers
3
Ancient Egypt's contributions were?
Wheel, sailboat and irrigation
Medicine, Pyramids, Geometry, Calendar
Connected houses to sewage system
silk, advanced tools and ceremonial vessels
4
Most societies in Northern and Eastern Africa converted to _________ during Period 3.
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
5
What ancient Egypt's contribution of writing called?
Greek
Symbols
Latin
Hieroglyphics
6
How did social class affect daily life in ancient Egypt?
believed Egypt should focus on Egyptians not fight wars
believed there wasn't enough money for everyone
there would not be enough farmers without a class system
Each group had its role to play to keep Egypt working.
7
Ghana Empire
West African - grew rich from taxing goods that traders carried thru land
Law derived from interpretation of Qur'an & teachings of Prophet Muhammad
Muslim reformers that established empire in North Africa & southern Spain
Muslim reformers who overthrew Almoravid
8
How did geography effect the settlement patterns in North Africa?
trade centers are build along rivers
cities are in the Mediterranean climate along coast and Nile
tropical wet climate makes it difficult to build farms
most live in grasslands of the Sahara, good for farming
9
What is the highest social class in the Ancient Egypt society?
Unskilled worker
Traders, artisans, shopkeepers, and scribes
Farmers and herders
Pharaoh
10
Mansa Musa was important because...
He spread Christianity throughout Mali
He gave away tons of salt on his journey to Mecca
He allowed different religions in Mali
He brought back Islamic architects and scholars from Mecca
11
African nations began gaining their independence
After defeating Arab nations
After Ghana fell
After WW1 and WW2 weakened Europe
After the American Revolution
12
Nelson Mandela was
became the first black President of South Africa in 1994
all of the above
a member of the ANC (African National Congress)
was awarded the Nobel Peace prize along with FW de Klerk
13
How did societies on the eastern coast of Africa differ from those in the West?
East was city-states, West was kingdoms
East was peaceful, West was not
East traded with Islamic merchants and had $$, West was poor
East was kingdoms, West was nomadic tribes
14
Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa are ____ economies.
pure market
autocratic
mixed
pure command

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