Quizlet Geo - Africa

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  1. Aksum: An important civilization in north Africa
  2. Ashanti: the people how now live in Ghana
  3. Bantu migrations: migration of people through southeastern Africa as they spread their cultures
  4. Berlin Conference: 14 European nations convened it to prevent Europeans wars over Africa
  5. Carthage: one of the great cities of ancient North Africa
  6. Ethiopia: Stayed independent during the period of colonization because of its strong leader and organized army
  7. Fang sculpture: sculptures done by the fang, who live in Gabon
  8. Goree Island: this island served as one of the busiest points for exporting slaves during the slave trade
  9. Great Zimbabwe: Became the capital of a thriving gold-trading area.
  10. Islam: the major cultural and religious influence in North Africa
  11. Kilimanjaro: highest mountain in Africa
  12. King leopold II: Belgian king who took over Congo for its river
  13. Liberia: stayed independent during the period of colonization because of its ties to the US
  14. Masai: A major ethnic group
  15. Mobutu Sese Seko: congos leader from 1967 till 1997
  16. Mutapa Empire: extended throughout all of present-day Zimbabwe expect the eastern part.
  17. Nelson Mandela: emerged as one of the leaders of the ANC, and he led a long stuggle to end apartheid that resulted in his being imprisoned
  18. Olduvai Gorge: located in northern Tanzania, home of some the oldest fossils in the world
  19. Pandemic: An uncontrollable outbreak of aids
  20. Stateless Society: the people rely on family lineages to govern themselves
  21. apartheid: complete separation of the races in South Africa.
  22. cash crop: food grown for direct sale
  23. colonization: Africa was divided among several European nations
  24. rai: a kind of music developed in the 1920s by poor urban children
  25. sahel: semi-arid land between desert and grassland
  26. savannah: African grasslands