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Mr. Owen AP World Fall 2012. Unit 2 – Chapter 7 Classical African Societies. Intro: Stats and Geography. Intro: Africa lacked common cultural identity in classical era SIZE Environment Interactions. The African Northeast. Meroe and Egypt Political.
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Mr. Owen AP World Fall 2012 Unit 2 – Chapter 7Classical African Societies
Intro: Africa lacked common cultural identity in classical era • SIZE • Environment • Interactions The African Northeast
Meroe and Egypt Political Meroe: Continuing a Nile Valley Civilization
Economics Interaction with Environment Decline Meroe: Continuing a Nile Valley Civilization
Political • Emerged by 50 C.E. • Capital City = Axum • Economics • Culture • Expansion Axum
Intro • Migration • Political • Comparison • Case Study: Jenne-Jeno • Specialization of task = caste?? • Examples Along the Niger River: Cities Without States
Intro • Geography • Migration • Language South of the Equator: World of Bantu Africa
Interacted with several cultures MOST SIGNIFICANT INTERACTION: Bantu Advantages: Not all cultures were eliminated Cultural Encounters
Social Variations • Kenya • Zimbabwe • East Africa • Religion Society and Religion