ancient african civilizations
DESCRIPTION
ANCIENT AFRICAN CIVILIZATIONS. Kingdom of Kush [295 BCE – 320 CE]. Nubia [modern-day Sudan]. Pyramids of Kush at Meroë. Pyramids of Kush at Meroë. Kushite in Egypt, 23 BCE. Kingdom of Axum [300-700]. Stele, Ezana’s Royal Tomb, Aksum (4c). Christian Church, Lalibela [Ethiopia]. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ANCIENT AFRICAN CIVILIZATIONS
Kingdom of Kush[295 BCE – 320 CE]
Nubia[modern-day
Sudan]
Pyramids of Kush at Meroë
Pyramids of Kush at Meroë
Kushite in Egypt, 23 BCE
Kingdom of Axum [300-700]
Stele, Ezana’s Royal Tomb,Aksum (4c)
Christian Church, Lalibela[Ethiopia]
Coptic Christian Priest
AXUM’SACHIEVEMENTSControlled
NE AfricanTrade
WrittenLanguage
Spread Christianityin No. & E.
Africa
TerraceFarming
BuiltStelae
ETHIOPIA
MATH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F1yZ1eA_kM&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgGLnxGcjWU&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
Berbers
GOLD
SALT
Gold-Salt Trade
Gold “Money”, Ghana/Ivory Coast
Ghana Empire [4c-11c]
Salt
Timbuktu-”Heavenly Clay”
Timbuktu Rooftop, Mosque
MALIhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6wKaIEzxGo&safety_mode=true&pershttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jR2NeK9f9o&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=activeist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
Tuaregs & Tuareg music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUS0-0Fv7c8
BantuMigration
s:
1000 BCETo
500 CE
IslamicInvasion
s
African Trade Routes
Arab Dow off the coast of Zanzibar
Great Zimbabwe [1200-1450]
“Zimbabwe” = “stone enclosure”
Great Zimbabwe [1200-1450]
“Zimbabwe” = “stone enclosure”
Great Zimbabwe Street
Overland & Sea Trade Routes by 16c