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Ancient Africa Chapter 7 pg.59

Ancient Africa Chapter 7 pg.59. Social Studies 6th Grade Ms. Lourdes Martinez. Africa. Ancient Egypt was the first civilization in Africa . Egypt is located in northern Africa . This area is seperated from the rest of Africa by a huge desert called the Sahara .

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Ancient Africa Chapter 7 pg.59

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  1. Ancient Africa Chapter 7 pg.59 Social Studies 6th Grade Ms. Lourdes Martinez

  2. Africa • AncientEgyptwasthefirstcivilization in Africa. Egyptislocated in northernAfrica. Thisareaisseperatedfromtherest of Africaby a hugedesertcalledtheSahara. • South of the Sahara, theland and climate of Africa are different. In someareasther are thick rain forests and grassyplainsthat are calledsavannah. • Landsouth of the Sahara iscalledsub-SaharanAfrica. • Manyscientistsbelievethathumankindfirstbegan and developed in Africa.

  3. Chapter 7 • Africa is also famous for its history. In this chapter we will discover and learn about different kingdoms that existed in Africa long ago.

  4. 1.-The AncientKingdom of Kush • More than 2,000 years ago, an African king named Piankhi traveled down the Nile River with his army and defeated Egypt. • For hundreds of years after this, the Kingdom of Kush was the most important civilization in Africa. • Kush was located just south of Egypt. They learned from the Egyptians how to write and how to build pyramids. But the pyramids of Kush were something different.

  5. The Ancient Kingdom of Kush • The capital of Kush was a beautiful city called Meroe. It is said that the streets were filled with elephants! • They used the elephants to carry gold and other things to far away places. They were some of the first traders, since they would travel great distances on their elephants.

  6. 2.-The Rise of Axum • Tothesouth of Kushwas a landcalledEthiopia. Axumwasthemostimportantcity in Ethiopia. About 1,700 yearsago, thepeople of Axumconquered and destroyedthecity of Meroe. • Axumsoonbecame a great trading city. Peoplesailedtheirboatsfrom Asia toportsalongtheEthipiancoast. • Theytradedclothing and jewelsforgold, ivory, and otherriches.

  7. 3.-The Kingdoms of West Africa • Far to the west of Kush and Ethiopia, another kingdom began to grow about 1,800 years ago. The ruler of this new kingdom was known as Ghana, which means “king of gold.” • Later the word ghana was used as the name for his kingdom. • Ghana remained strong for almost 800 years. Then warriors from the north invaded Ghana and took over.

  8. 4.- The Empire of Mali • The warriors from the north who conquered Ghana came from a kingdom called Mali. Mali means “where the king lives.” • Under the king Mansa Musa, Mali became a center of learning, as well as a rich kingdom. • In 1324 Mansa Musa set out to visit Egypt. He traveled in a caravan. A caravan is a group of people and animals that travel together. • He appeared in Egypt with thousands of travelers from Mali. His camels were loaded with hundreds of pounds of gold to trade.

  9. The Empire of Mali

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