 | Term | Definition |
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300s AD |
Ethiopia was an early center of Christianity in |
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500s AD |
Christianity came into Nubia in |
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parts of Egypt and Sudan |
Where was Nubia? |
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Christian population |
Ethiopia still has a large |
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700 AD |
Arab armies tool over Egypt and North Africa in |
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Arab speaking Nomads |
Who spread their religion through Egypt and North Africa? |
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Christianity and Islam |
the people of what religions fought over territory and people's faith |
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more than 1000 years |
East coast slave trade dates back |
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islamic countries in africa and asia |
where did most slaves go to |
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late 1700s |
Zanzibar became an inter. slave trading center |
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to work on plantations |
Why were slaves taken to the U.S.A. |
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mid 1800s |
Europeans tried to find the source of the Nile |
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1800s |
When did the Europeans divide the continent into seperate countries |
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Great Britian |
who controlled East Africa |
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Germany |
colonized Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi |
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Kenya |
settled by large number of Europeans |
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deputies |
colonial rulers controlled countries by |
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Ethiopia |
never colonized |
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early 1960s |
most African countries were granted independence in the |
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East Africa |
longest history of human settlements |
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Swahili |
spoken throuhout East Africa |
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bantu language |
Swahili is a |
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on the coast |
Swahili means |
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jobless people |
what kind of people are crowded into cities |
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political problems |
what problems slow down the economy |
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ethnic conflict |
type of conflict that occurs when different tribes are lumped together to form a country |
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Rwanda and Burundi |
1990s- Tutsi were killed by Hutu in |
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Asmara |
Eritrea |
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Djibouti |
Djiboti |
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Mogadishu |
Somalia |
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Kampala |
Uganda |
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Nairobi |
Kenya |
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Kigali |
Rwanda |
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Lilongwe |
Malawi |
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Maputo |
Mozambique |
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Bujumbura |
Burundi |
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Dodoma |
Tanzania |
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Victoria |
Seychelles |
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Moroni |
Comoros |
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Antananarivo |
Madagascar |
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along the coast of Kenya |
in Kenya the first cities were found by Arab traders where |
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1500s |
Portugal controlled coast of India for 200 years during the |
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British merchants began trading on coast, 1800s |
built railway from Mombassa to lake Victoria, people from India and Pakistan moved there to work on European farms, many natives moved out of their traditional homes to take jobs as farmers or work in cities, |
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after World War 2 |
When did Africans protest against British colonial rule? |
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tourism |
What is a major source of income for Kenya? |
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Kenya, most set aside for national parks |
What country has no empty farmland and why |
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Rwanda and Burundi |
What countries used to be German colonies with dense rural settlemants? |
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Belgium |
Who were Rwanda and Burundi ruled by after W.W.1 |
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1960s |
When did Rwanda, Burundi, and Kenya gain independence? |
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Tutsi and Hutu |
What are the 2 ethnic groups in Rwanda and Burundi |
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Uganda |
What country is found on the platau north and west of Lake Victoria |
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1970s |
When did Uganda's economy collapse? |
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violent dictator |
Why did foreign investment end in Uganda? |
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Sudan |
What's Africa's largest country? |
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Sahara, dry savannas, Sudd |
What are the Sudan's 3 major regions |
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agricultural country |
What type of country is Sudan? |
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yes |
Does Sudan have undeveloped oil reserves? |
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Arab, traditional African |
What cultures influence Sudan? |
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last 30 years |
When has Sudan experience serios droughts |
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widespread famine and death |
What have Sudan's droughts caused? |
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Christian |
What religion are most of the people in the Ethiopian highlands |
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Muslim |
What religion are most of Ethiopia's lowland people? |
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Eritrea |
What country is located on the Red Sea |
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40% |
What percent of Arab muslims make up Sudan's population |
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northern- Muslims, southern- Christian |
What are the religions of northern and southern Sudan |
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Ethiopia |
What country is one of the world's poorest countries |
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oilseeds, coffee, livestock |
What are Ethiopia's 3 exports |
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Italy, 1960s |
Who colonized Eritrea and when |
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1960s, Ethiopia |
What country, and when, made Eritrea their province |
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Islam and Christianity |
What religions are practiced in Eritrea? |
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Somalia |
What country is made up of deserts and dry savannas |
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nomadic herders |
What are most people in Somalia? |
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livestock and bananas |
What are Somalia's 2 main exports? |
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Islam |
What is Somalia's main religion? |
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Eritrea became its own country in |
1993 |
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Somali |
What language do the people of Somalia speak? |
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control of the country |
What is Somalia's civil war over |
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1990s, war and drought |
When was there widespread starvation in Somalia and why |
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Djibouti |
What is Africa's small desert country |
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Bab al-Mandab |
What straight does djibouti lie on? |
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red sea to indian ocean |
What bodies of water does the Bab al-Mandab connect? |
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France |
Who took over djibouti in the 1960s? |
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1977 |
When did Djibouti gain independence? |
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ports |
What is a major source of income for Djibouti? |
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food |
What does Djibouti have to import for their people? |
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Issa and Afar |
What are Djibouti's 2 main tribes? |
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people of Somalia |
Who are the Issa closely tied to? |
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people of Ethiopia |
Who are the Afar closely tied to? |
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Islam |
What religion do the Issa and Afar practice? |
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Mt. Meru, Mt. Killimanjaro |
What are the 2 major mountains in northeast Tanzania? |
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volcanic mountains |
What type of mountains are Mt. Meru and Mt. Killimanjaro? |
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Mt. Killimanjaro |
What is the highest point in Africa? |
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white bearded wildabeest, lions, leopards, elephants, rhinnoceroses, buffalo |
What animals are found in the Serengeti National Park? |
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Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania |
Where is Lake Victoria according to the different countries? |
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Lake Victoria |
What is the largest lake in Africa? |
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plateau |
What type of landform is in the center of Tanzania? |
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grasslands, national parks |
What type of landform is in the south? |
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arable land |
What type of land is in North? |
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hot and humid |
What type of climate is on the eastern shore? |
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Dar es Salaam |
What is Tanzania's former capital? |
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spices |
What is Zanzibar known for? |
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1880s to 1919 |
When was Tanzania part of Germany? |
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1919 to 1961 |
When was Tanzania a British colony? |
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place where scientists believe human's first ancestors came from |
What is Olduvai Gorge? |
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1979 |
When did Tanzania declare war on Uganda after they invaded? |
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Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, Kenya |
Where did Al Quaida's embassy bombings occur? |
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11 people |
How many people did the tidal waves in 2004 kill? |
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