Africa is made up of grasslands, rainforests, and deserts including the Sahara desert and the Kalahari desert. The tropical rainforests are shrinking while the desert lands are expanding. The land is getting drier and drier, causing droughts. The conditions of the environment are always transforming due to the climate changes. It also has a relatively warm temperature. Africa is rich in raw materials such as gold, diamonds, and other precious metals.
What were the benefits for Africa being so close to Europe and Arabia?
Africa had frequent interactions with Eurasia because of the close proximity. There was plenty of trade between the two, Africa even imported previously domesticated animals. The diffusion of Christianity took place and …show more content…
There was a large diversity of economic specialties. The agriculture was based on rainfall instead of nearby bodies of water. Meroe traded long distance and believed in the lion god.
Look at the map on page 285. In your own words describe what the map is showing. The map on page 285 shows the locations of civilizations in the classical era and the common trade routes in Africa. Some civilizations were isolated and others were in close proximity but there was lots of long distance trading occurring. The Bantu had the largest civilization in area and the Axum took up the smallest area.
How did the history of Meroe and Axum reflect interaction with neighboring civilizations? Meroe and Axum frequency traded with neighboring civilizations. From this trade came military power and wealth. Both civilizations created their own language and writing system.
Main Idea 2 – During the classical era, areas around the Niger River were prosperous.
How does the experience of the Niger Valley challenge conventional notions of a “civilization”?
The Niger Valley, unlike most other civilizations, had no known form of government. There was no authority but they still thrived for a period of time. They were not city-states or part of an imperial …show more content…
The arrival of the bantu-speaking peoples stimulated cross-cultural interaction because they brought their culture with them into another culture, the cultures combined and took some features of the other. All civilizations in this process were changed in one way or another.
Main Idea 3 – The Americas developed independently from any other landmass. Its people were bound together by a common culture just like the Bantu in Africa.
Why did the Maya live in an “almost totally engineered landscape”?
They established a complex water management system after they terraced hillsides, cleared out marshes, and leveled off ridge tops. This supported a large population and agriculture prospered. What may have been the ecological and political factors of the Mayan demise?
Overpopulation and warfare caused the Mayan demise. The civilization’s population grew too large for the carrying capacity of the land. There was frequent political catastrophes as people fought over land.
In what ways did the city of Teotihuacan shape the history of Mesoamerica?
Teotihuacan left big imprints on other surrounding civilizations due to its size, trade network, military, architecture, and
What were the benefits for Africa being so close to Europe and Arabia?
Africa had frequent interactions with Eurasia because of the close proximity. There was plenty of trade between the two, Africa even imported previously domesticated animals. The diffusion of Christianity took place and …show more content…
There was a large diversity of economic specialties. The agriculture was based on rainfall instead of nearby bodies of water. Meroe traded long distance and believed in the lion god.
Look at the map on page 285. In your own words describe what the map is showing. The map on page 285 shows the locations of civilizations in the classical era and the common trade routes in Africa. Some civilizations were isolated and others were in close proximity but there was lots of long distance trading occurring. The Bantu had the largest civilization in area and the Axum took up the smallest area.
How did the history of Meroe and Axum reflect interaction with neighboring civilizations? Meroe and Axum frequency traded with neighboring civilizations. From this trade came military power and wealth. Both civilizations created their own language and writing system.
Main Idea 2 – During the classical era, areas around the Niger River were prosperous.
How does the experience of the Niger Valley challenge conventional notions of a “civilization”?
The Niger Valley, unlike most other civilizations, had no known form of government. There was no authority but they still thrived for a period of time. They were not city-states or part of an imperial …show more content…
The arrival of the bantu-speaking peoples stimulated cross-cultural interaction because they brought their culture with them into another culture, the cultures combined and took some features of the other. All civilizations in this process were changed in one way or another.
Main Idea 3 – The Americas developed independently from any other landmass. Its people were bound together by a common culture just like the Bantu in Africa.
Why did the Maya live in an “almost totally engineered landscape”?
They established a complex water management system after they terraced hillsides, cleared out marshes, and leveled off ridge tops. This supported a large population and agriculture prospered. What may have been the ecological and political factors of the Mayan demise?
Overpopulation and warfare caused the Mayan demise. The civilization’s population grew too large for the carrying capacity of the land. There was frequent political catastrophes as people fought over land.
In what ways did the city of Teotihuacan shape the history of Mesoamerica?
Teotihuacan left big imprints on other surrounding civilizations due to its size, trade network, military, architecture, and