South Africa

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South Africa

• By Mr. Hunter

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South Africa/Paleontology
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BANTU

• 1. How were the Bantu different from earlier
  groups of people in Africa?
• 2. Why do people think the Bantu migrated south?
• 3. What happened to the Bantu culture as a result
  of this migration?

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Bantu

• 1. The Bantu were farmers instead of
  hunter-gatherers.
• 2. The desert was spreading the population was
  growing.
• 3. It became widespread throughout Africa.

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Trade Networks

• 1. What did the people in southern Africa trade
  for the salt they needed?
• Gold, slaves, ivory, cola nuts
• 2. How did camels change the nature of trade in
  Africa?
• Camels were well-equipped for travel across the
  desert, so traders could carry goods across the
  desert to North Africa.

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Animal Adaptations

• Polar bears
• Salamanders
• Frogs
• Dolphins
• Giraffes
• Anacondas
• Penguins

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Ghana, Mali, Songhai?

• Ruled by Muslim leader, Sundiata
• Known as the land of gold
• Capital city became the cultural center of the
  Islamic world
• Conquered Mali after Mansa Musas death
• Defeated by the Moroccan army in the 1590s
• People became Muslims but continued to practice
  traditional religions

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Colonialism

• Before the Europeans came,
• Varied governments
• Cities
• Villages
• Nomadic Hunters
• Artists

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Slavery

• Slavery existed in Africa long before Europeans
  arrived.
• Movements to stop the slave trade in 1750
  occurred, but owning a slave was still legal.

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Slavery

• Slaves died of disease or starvation.
• Communities were robbed of young men.
• Family structures were destroyed.

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Slavery
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Slavery
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The Road to Independence

• 1. What is nationalism? How did it affect young
  peoples thoughts in south Africa in the 20s and
  30s?
• 2. Why did many Europeans feel that south
  Africans were able to govern themselves? How did
  pan-Africanism help to bring about change in
  Africa?
• 3. How did diversity cause problems for the
  Nigerians after they gained independence?
• 4. Why did the apartheid in south Africa end?

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What color are you?

• _____ Europeans
• _____ White south Africans
• _____ Muslim Nigerian
• _____ ex-African soldiers
• _____ young, educated Africans
• _____ Nelson Madela