Post on 24-Dec-2015
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History of AfricaThe continent, not the country…
Way older than Mr. Bristow… Prehistory (before 3000 BCE)
Sahara is a tropical grassland
Supported giraffe, elephant, and rhino
Earliest human settlements
Bantu Migration(2000-500 BCE)
Begin just south of Sahara
Spread over all sub-Saharan Africa
“Root” language for most modern Africa languages
Egypt (3000 – 520 BCE)
First large civilization in Africa
3 time periods with 100-300 year “dark ages” in between (Old, Middle, New)
Creators of pyramids, geometry, and mummification
A little older than Mr. Bristow… Ghana (600-1400 CE)
Massive trading empire
Gold-salt trade
First major civilization in sub-Saharan Africa
Rise of Islam (700-1100 CE)
First conquers northern Africa near the Mediterranean Sea.
Also conquers Eastern Africa, and Western Africa
Very tolerant toward indiginous religions
Great Zimbabwe (1000-1500 CE)
Southeastern Africa
Controlled trade of gold and ivory in the area
Large stone building and towers
Bristow was around… European slave trade (1500-1800 CE)
Columbian Exchange
Slaves came from all over Africa
Ports on the Atlantic served as trade centers
Berlin Conference(1884-1885 CE)
Meeting of European powers to divide up Africa
Was designed to prevent war
Not a single Africa delegate was there
World War II (1940-1943 CE) German Afrika Korps led by
Rommel
Germans caught between British and American troops
Localized to North Africa
Recent times End of colonies (1951-1980 CE)
After World War II and with pressure from US to drop colonies
Final release was Zimbabwe from Great Britain
Almost no transition support
Ethnic Wars (1951-Present)
No strong central government to protect citizens
Years of rage unleashed upon former upper class
500k-1mil dead in 100 days in Rwanda
Nation building(Present)
Countries attempting to stabilize and create new governments
Sometime successful and stable (Botswana)
Sometimes not (Sudan, Egypt)