Regions of Africa

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North Africa

What country blossomed around the Nile River?

Explain the Nile’s importance:

Religion

What is the dominant religion and culture of North Africa?

How and when did this religion arrive?

Economy

What is black gold? Why is it important to the region?

Souk

What is a Souk? Why is it important?

Family Life

What were the traditional roles of men and women in North Africa?

How has this been changing?

West Africa

History Who were the three major trading empires of

West Africa? Explain how West Africa was an example of a

stateless society:

Economic Struggles What does this graph show us about

economic growth in Africa? Which specific countries have actually

gone downhill economically over the course of the ten years shown?

Why has this happened?

Culture

Explain some of the more important art in West Africa:

What type of music is prevalent in West Africa…explain this music:

Central Africa

What effects did the slave trade have on Africa?

What were the effects of colonialism?

Economy

How did colonialism hurt the economy?

Education

Explain the education system and the barriers to education in Central Africa:

South Africa

How did the gold trade affect South Africa?

Apartheid

What was it? When was it?

Economic Growth

How has south Africa’s economy grown?

Current Issues

What are the current or modern issues still going on in South Africa?