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Ancient African Civilizations

Ancient African Civilizations. Warm-Up: What made America such a powerful nation?. What’s the most famous African Civilization you know?. The Nile Valley Civ.= The Egyptians When? (Began around 5000 BC) Where? The Nile Valley. What Should We Know About the Nile Valley Civilization?.

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Ancient African Civilizations

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  1. Ancient AfricanCivilizations Warm-Up: What made America such a powerful nation?

  2. What’s the most famous African Civilization you know? The Nile Valley Civ.= The Egyptians When? (Began around 5000 BC) Where? The Nile Valley

  3. What Should We Know About the Nile Valley Civilization? • Their Gov was ruled by ...PHARAOHS • They were like… GODS King TUT

  4. The Egyptian’s religion revolved around worshipping MANY gods. What do we call this type of religion??? POLYTHEISM… Poly means many! They believed in LIFE AFTER DEATH RA, the Sun God Religion Pyramids were burial tombs. They held everything for the Pharaoh’s next life!

  5. Kingdom of Kush • When? • (750 BC-200 AD) • Where? • Along the Nile, south of the Egyptians • Who do you think influenced them the most?

  6. Influenced by the Egyptians and Assyrians • How do we know? • Adapted Egyptian Pyramids • Adapted Egyptian hieroglyphics into their own alphabet Also, they learned from the Assyrians. What do you think they learned?? Iron-making

  7. Religion of the Kush • Polytheism • Like the Egyptians, the Kush worshipped the sun-god, Ra

  8. Kingdom ofAxum • When? • Began around the early 300’s AD. • Where? • Describe the relative location of this kingdom. • They conquered the Kush Located in the modern day country of ETHIOPIA

  9. How about their Religion? • Try to guess… • Hint: the kingdom began in early 300’s AD • Hint: location Oldest community of Christians in Africa.

  10. Kingdom of Ghana • When? • 500 AD – 1076 AD • Where? • Western Sahara and along the Niger River • What made them wealthy? • Controlled the GOLD mines in the region

  11. Empire of Mali • When? • 1300’s • Where? • West Africa • They conquered the former kingdom of Ghana. • Why?

  12. They took over and controlled the SALT trade. Salt??? What’s so important about Salt? Salt preserves meat! How about their religion?? Guess….. ISLAM

  13. Were they successful? • For awhile • They were wealthy from the salt trade • Had a system of laws based on… • The Qu’ran TIMBUKTUbecame an important center of learning! Yes, Timbuktu is a real place!

  14. One more thing… • On the map provided, draw a circle in the region where each of these 5 ancient civilizations were located. • Label each region. • Then, on the back answer these questions. • 1. What did the people of the Kingdom of Axum have in common with the people of the Kingdom of Ghana? • 2. What did the people of the Empire of Mali have in common with the people of the Kingdom of Kush? • 3. Besides being in different time periods, what would contribute to these cultures being so different from one another? Be specific. List three things.

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