new african civilization
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It is the second largest continent.Africa has huge rivers which are:
The Nile RiverThe ZaireThe ZambeziThe Niger Rivers
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North – SaharaEast – Indian OceanWest – Atlantic OceanSouth – South Africa
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RainforestLocated along the equator where the
heaviest rainfall occurs.
About 8% of Africa is covered by Africa.
The ample moisture of the area supports plant growth including dense forests.
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SavannaStretches across Africa on north and
south of the rainforests.
Savanna or grassland dotted with trees about half of the continent.
Rainfall can be unreliable in the savanna climate zone.
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DesertCovers 40% of Africa.
Grasses and shrubs hardly grow in many African deserts.
On the north in the giant Sahara Desert.
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MediterraneanLies at the northern and southern
ups of Africa.
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King Ezana of AxumConverted himself
and his people to Christianity.
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Axums controlled the salt trade.
Wangara – gold-mining area.
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The kingdom of Ghana developed in West Africa at 400 BCE.
Ghana was an empire based on trade and agriculture.
Had a central government.
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The people in Ghana was able to trade with others using gold
dust.
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Sonni Ali One of his goals was to conquer
Timbuktu.
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TimbuktuGold from the south, salt
from the north.
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However, Timbuktu then was taken over by the Tuaregs.
Timbuktu was attacked and
captured by Sonni Ali in 1468.
Fellow Muslims described Sonni Ali as a tyrant.
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Djenne
This wealthy city became next the target of Sonni Ali.
Songhai dominated the trans-Saharan trading routes.
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AskiaMohamma
d Improved system
of government.Strengthened
Islam.Encouraged Islamic
scholarships.