AfricaBy Andrew Antonitis, Adam

Hennigan, and Patrick Hanbury  Andrew Antonitis

Blood Diamonds•  Blood diamonds: Illegal diamonds sold by

African warlords in turn to buy guns to take more land to mine for more diamonds

• Also there is blood oil which is the oil the warlords sell

Climate and Geography• Africa has a very diverse  climate, ranging from

rainforests to deserts. .•  Areas near the desert tend to be arid or semi arid• Since rainforests cover most of the area near the

equator, places near the equator tend to receive the most rainfall.

• Western Africa has almost no mountains.• The area between the savannahs and Sahara is known

as Sahel.

Timbuktu• Founded in 1100 A.D, • Timbuktu was a trading center for salt and gold. • It became a crossroads for learning. • Islamic learning became very important.• Between 1493 and 1591 Timbuktu was at the height of

its development.• Began to decline in 1591 when it was captured by

Morocco.

Mali• The Mali emerged among the declining Ghana. • Their first leader Sundiata the Hero united the scattered

tribes in 1235. • The Mali became very rich through gold and trade. • Declined in the 1400's due to weak rulers and raids• After the Mali declined, Songhai declared its

independence and rose in power.