AFRICAN TRADING CULTURES

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

• What does Africa have to offer in terms of trade?

NATURAL RESOURCES

• Various minerals, plants and animals.

MINERAL RESOURCES

• Precious metals- gold, diamonds.• Other metals- iron, copper.• Black Gold- oil

PLANT RESOURCES

• Coffee, cotton, cocoa, sugar cane, rubber.

ANIMAL RESOURCES

• IVORY- elephant tusks and rhino horns:• Thought to be APHRODISIAC- makes one good

at sex.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

• How do ivory hunters affect natural resources?

ENDANGERED SPECIES

• Nearly hunted to extinction.• PROTECTED LIST- illegal to hunt certain

animals (rhinos, elephants).• POACHERS- illegal hunters.

WILDLIFE RESERVES

• Places where animals are protected.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

• How did trade affect Africa?

MULTICULTURALISM

• Persians and Arabs made business partnerships with Africans.

SWAHILI

• Language of Bantu Kingdoms, with many Persian and Arab words.

ISLAM

• Most common religion in Africa, imported by Arab traders.

PERSIAN RUGS

DHOWS

• Arab sailboats.• Used MONSOONS to travel

SILK

• Fabric imported from China.

PORCELAIN

• Used to make various pottery.