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?