Evaluate the success of African civilization over time.

Ancient African Civilizations Warm-Up: Would you consider America to have a successful civilization? What are characteristics of a successful civilization?

Ancient African Civilizations Warm-Up: How would you evaluate the success of African civilizations for the time?

What’s the most famous African Civilization you know? The Nile Valley Civ.= The Egyptians When? (Began around 5000 BC) Where? The Nile Valley

What Should We Know About the Nile Valley Civilization? Their Gov was ruled by... PHARAOHS Their Gov was ruled by... PHARAOHS They were like… GODS They were like… GODS King TUT They had a system of writing called… They had a system of writing called… Hieroglyphics Hieroglyphics

Religion RA, the Sun GodThe Egyptian’s religion revolved around worshipping MANY gods. What do we call this type of religion??? POLYTHEISM… Poly means many! They believed in LIFE AFTER DEATH Pyramids were burial tombs. They held everything for the Pharaoh’s next life!

Evaluate the Egyptian civilization Would you consider them very successful for their time?

Kingdom of Kush When? When? (750 BC-200 AD) (750 BC-200 AD) Where? Where? Along the Nile, south of the Egyptians Along the Nile, south of the Egyptians Who do you think influenced them the most? Who do you think influenced them the most?

Influenced by the Egyptians How do we know? How do we know? –Adapted Egyptian Pyramids –Adapted Egyptian hieroglyphics into their own alphabet

Religion of the Kush Polytheism Polytheism Like the Egyptians, the Kush worshipped the sun-god, Ra Like the Egyptians, the Kush worshipped the sun-god, Ra

Evaluate the Kingdom of Kush Would you consider them very successful for their time?

Kingdom of Axum When? When? Began around the early 300’s AD. Began around the early 300’s AD. Where? Where? Describe the relative location of this kingdom. Describe the relative location of this kingdom. They conquered the Kush They conquered the Kush Located in the modern day country of ETHIOPIA

How about their Religion? Try to guess… Try to guess… Hint: the kingdom began in early 300’s AD Hint: the kingdom began in early 300’s AD Hint: location Hint: location Oldest community of Christians in Africa.

Kingdom of Ghana When? When? 500 AD – 1076 AD 500 AD – 1076 AD Where? Where? Western Sahara and along the Niger River Western Sahara and along the Niger River What made them wealthy? What made them wealthy? Controlled the GOLD mines in the region Controlled the GOLD mines in the region

Empire of Mali When? 1300’s Where? West Africa They conquered the former kingdom of Ghana. Why?

They took over and controlled the SALT trade. Salt??? What’s so important about Salt? Salt preserves meat! How about their religion?? Guess….. ISLAM

Were they successful? For awhile They were wealthy from the salt trade Had a system of laws based on… –T–T–T–The Qu’ran TIMBUKTU became an important center of learning! Yes, Timbuktu is a real place!

Eastern city-states Approx. 600 ad – 1500 ad (900 years!!) Why are they all located along the coast? TRADING! Of course! Wait, what’s a city-state? A city, wealthy and powerful enough to control a large territory. City-states had their own governments and even ARMIES!!

Know any famous city-states? Athens and Sparta Venice, Florence and Milan

What were they trading? Slaves, Spices, Ivory and Gold Who did they trade with? MIDDLE EAST AND EVEN AS FAR AS INDIA AND CHINA

How did all this interaction with the Middle East effect their culture? They adopted Islam as their religion. A new language developed there. Swahili = Arabic + African language (Bantu) Swahili is a great example of cultural____________? Diffusion

Evaluate the empires of Mali, Ghana and the eastern city states Would you consider them very successful for their time?

So, what did these civs have in common with America in 2015? With a partner, write down 5 ideas…

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The Nile Valley Civilization is most commonly known as these people A. Assyrians B. Egyptians C. Phoenicians D. Khalifians

The Egyptian government was ruled by who? A. Kings B. Presidents C. Pharoahs D. Ra

What did the Nile Valley civilization believe happens to you when you die? A. Nothing B. Reincarnation C. Go to heaven D. Go to the afterlife

Pyramids were made for what? A. Buriel Tombs B. Temples C. Monuments D. Entertainment

The Kingdom of Kush existed when? A B.C. B. 200 – 300 B.C. C D. 700 B.C. – 200 A.D.

Where was the Kingdom of Kush located? A. Kalahari Desert B. Along the Nile, south of Egyptians C. South Africa D. Mediterranean Sea

The Kingdom of Kush was influenced by who? A. Egyptians B. Sumerians & Malians C. Crystal Lakians & Algonquians D. Ghanaians & Nigerians

The religion of the Kingdom of Kush was? A. Polytheistic B. Tritheistic C. Monotheistic D. Hectatheistic

The Kingdom of Axum was located in which modern day country A. Nigeria B. France C. South Africa D. Ethiopia

Who did the Kingdom of Axum conquer A. Mali B. Egyptians C. Kush D. Ghana

The Religion of the Kingdom of Axum was? A. Islam B. Christian C. Jewish D. Tribal

When was the Kingdom of Ghana created? A. 200 B.C. B A.D. C. 500 A.D. D B.C

Kingdom of Ghana had wealth because of which resource? 0 5 A. Oil B. Diamonds C. Iron D. Gold

Empire of Mali started when? 0 5 A. 1300’s B. 2000’s C. 200’s D. 5000’s

Kingdom of Mali was located where? 0 5 A. South Africa B. North Africa C. West Africa D. East Africa

Kingdom of Mali became successful because of which resource? 0 5 A. Oil B. Gold C. Salt D. Iron

Kingdom of Mali had laws based which religion? 0 5 A. Christianity B. Islam C. Tribal Religions D. Judaism

This city was the central city of the Kingdom of Mali 0 5 A. Timbuktu B. Johannesburg C. Cairo D. Nairobi

Swahili is a language that mixes African Bantu with… English 2. Hindi 3. Egyptian 4. Arabic

The East African city states became wealthy because of … Farming 2. Fishing 3. Trading 4. Conquering

One more thing… On the map provided, draw a circle in the region where each of these 5 ancient civilizations were located. On the map provided, draw a circle in the region where each of these 5 ancient civilizations were located. Label each region. Label each region. Then, on the back answer these questions. Then, on the back answer these questions. –1. What did the people of the Kingdom of Axum have in common with the people of the Kingdom of Ghana? –2. What did the people of the Empire of Mali have in common with the people of the Kingdom of Kush? –3. Besides being in different time periods, what would contribute to these cultures being so different from one another? Be specific. List three things.