AFRICAAFRICACurrent StereotypesCurrent Stereotypes

Answer the following Answer the following questions…questions…

When you think of Africa what When you think of Africa what words, images or phrases first words, images or phrases first come to mind?come to mind?

Where does your information Where does your information about Africa come from?about Africa come from?

How does Tarzan Portray Africa How does Tarzan Portray Africa in the following Pictures?in the following Pictures?

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Exotic animalsExotic animals

African Societies?African Societies?

Africa is the second biggest continent.

CHAPTER 1 NotesCHAPTER 1 Notes

53 separate nations53 separate nationsOver 800 million inhabitantsOver 800 million inhabitantsNearly 1000 spoken Nearly 1000 spoken

languageslanguages

ClimateClimate

Africa includes 4 distinct climate Africa includes 4 distinct climate zoneszones

The first is a mild climate zone across The first is a mild climate zone across the northern coast and the southern the northern coast and the southern tip. It has moderate rainfall, warm tip. It has moderate rainfall, warm temperatures and fertile land. It can temperatures and fertile land. It can support large populations. support large populations.

Deserts form another climate zone. Deserts form another climate zone. The cover 40% of Africa. The Sahara in The cover 40% of Africa. The Sahara in the north (which is the largest desert the north (which is the largest desert in the world) and the Kalahari in the in the world) and the Kalahari in the south. south.

A third climate zone is the rainforest. A third climate zone is the rainforest. This covers 10% of the continent. It This covers 10% of the continent. It has heavy rains and warm has heavy rains and warm temperatures. The rainforest is home temperatures. The rainforest is home to the tsetse fly, which infects both to the tsetse fly, which infects both animals and humans with the sleeping animals and humans with the sleeping sickness. sickness.

The final climate zone is the The final climate zone is the Savannas, which are broad Savannas, which are broad grasslands dotted with trees and grasslands dotted with trees and shrubs, they exist north and south of shrubs, they exist north and south of the rainforests and cover 40% of the the rainforests and cover 40% of the land mass. EXAMPLE: Lion Kingland mass. EXAMPLE: Lion King

Emerging SocietiesEmerging Societies

Around 7 or 8 thousand years ago, Around 7 or 8 thousand years ago, hunters and gathers in Africa began hunters and gathers in Africa began to tame animals and grow crops. The to tame animals and grow crops. The mastery of farming, called the mastery of farming, called the Agricultural Revolution, gave rise to Agricultural Revolution, gave rise to the first civilizations; Kush and Axum. the first civilizations; Kush and Axum.

Kush became a farming and trading Kush became a farming and trading state. They used iron for weapons state. They used iron for weapons and tools. They traded iron, ivory, and tools. They traded iron, ivory, gold, ebony and slaves to the Roman gold, ebony and slaves to the Roman Empire, Arabia, and India. Empire, Arabia, and India.

Axum is located in what is now Axum is located in what is now Ethiopia. It was founded by the Arabs Ethiopia. It was founded by the Arabs and combined Arab and African and combined Arab and African Cultures. Axum owed its prosperity to Cultures. Axum owed its prosperity to its location along the Red Sea, on the its location along the Red Sea, on the trade route between India and the trade route between India and the Mediterranean. Axum exported ivory, Mediterranean. Axum exported ivory, frankincense, myrrh, and slaves. frankincense, myrrh, and slaves.

Rise of Islam- Islam spread from the Rise of Islam- Islam spread from the Arabian Peninsula into Egypt. Muslim Arabian Peninsula into Egypt. Muslim states occupied parts of north Africa states occupied parts of north Africa and traded with Axum leading to a and traded with Axum leading to a spread of culture. spread of culture.