1. Africa and Colonialism

2. Africa in the Media Take about 3 minutes to jot down what you see of Africa when you are watching the media.....

3. The Beauty of Africa The Beauty of Africa YouTube: Beauty of Africa – Part I Take notes from the video: 1.List everything you see. 2.What was surprising? Interesting?

4. The CONTINENT of Africa CHINA: 3,681,089 sq. mi EUROPE: 3,979,455 sq. mi. USA: 3,678,235 sq. mi. __________________________ TOTAL: 11,338,729 sq. mi. AFRICA: 11,668,545 sq. mi.

5. Fast Facts on Africa How many countries? 47, including the world’s newest country How many languages? Estimated 1500-2000 languages Religion????? How many different ethnic groups? Thousands

6. DIVERSITY!!!!! Language Map Ethnic Map

7. Example: Nigeria Case Study: Most Languages MANY ethnic groups with three major Religion Dispute Oil No stable democracy How do you manage???

8. Why Does Africa Seem to Lag so Far Behind Developmentally?

9. The Berlin Conference of 1884-5: Africa’s Undoing “Turn and Talk Activity” – “Turn and Talk Activity” – If the following was all that you knew about Africa, and were allowed to take piece – what would you take and why? If the following was all that you knew about Africa, and were allowed to take piece – what would you take and why?

10. Berlin Conference 1884-1885 “When two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers” ~Ugandan Proverb

11. Berlin Conference “The Berlin Conference was Africa’s undoing in more ways than one… By the time independence returned to Africa in 1959, the realm had acquired a legacy of political fragmentation that could neither be eliminated nor made to operate satisfactorily.” “The Berlin Conference was Africa’s undoing in more ways than one… By the time independence returned to Africa in 1959, the realm had acquired a legacy of political fragmentation that could neither be eliminated nor made to operate satisfactorily.” Fragmentation means divided into separate parts. 1. What is meant by the italicized quote?

12. Vocabulary Colonialism is when a nation controls another nation politically and economically. Colonialism is when a nation controls another nation politically and economically. Imperialism means extending a country’s power and influence, often by dominating other countries.

13. “Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter” ~African Proverb

14. Resources: Blessing of a Curse?

15. A Trial of Independence “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together” ~African Proverb

16. Homework Complete this prompt: Complete this prompt: “I used to think ________________ about Africa, but now I think ____________________ because [use evidence from today’s notes.]”