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What countries does the Nile flow through?
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Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia
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Who was Mansa Musa?
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He doubled the size of Mali and created a government. After a pilgrimage to Mecca, everyone heard of his wealth and power. He encouraged Muslim teachings.
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Who was Ign Battutta?
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He was a Muslim living in Morocco who gave insight on African life.
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Decribe the kingdom of Mali at its height.
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During the 14th century, Mali was located where Ghana once had been. The wealth was mostly in the cities. It was Muslim.
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What factors led to slave trade increasing?
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High death rate of slaves, discovery of the Americas and the Caribbean, god, glory and gold.
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Why was the Belgian rule of Africa an example of a harsh rule?
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The king made them work long hours under the penalty of losing limbs.
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Why was the Berlin Conference important?
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Settled conflicting claims to avoid war in 1884. No Africans were allowed to attend, so rival groups were placed within the same nation.
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What is imperialism?
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The extension of one nation's power to other lands.
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Where is the Kalahari desert?
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North of South Africa
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South
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What is a dhow?
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A traditional Arab boat.
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What countries does the Niger river flow through?
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Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Guinea
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Through what country does the Blue Nile flow?
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Ethiopia
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Through what countries does the White Nile flow?
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Sudan and Uganda
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What is the capital of Sudan?
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Khartoum
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Where is Lake Victoria?
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A large lake where the nile flows from.
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Where is the Congo river?
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On top of rge Zambezi river
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Seme
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Where is the Congo river?
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On top of the Zambezi river
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Seme
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Where is the Zambezi river?
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Below the Congo river.
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Uke
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Where is Mombasa?
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In Kenya, on the Indian ocean
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Where is Swahili spoken?
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In the corset hook of Africa, up to half of Congo
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Who were the Boers?
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Dutch farmers who no live in much of South Africa
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When did African nations begin to gain independence?
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The 1950s-1960s
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Why was Nelson Mendela important?
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He allowed democratic elections, ending the military rule. He also ended the apartheid, allowing unity.
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What problems has Africa suffered since independence?
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It can't govern itself, ethnic groups being grouped together haphazardly and cash crops being grown instead of ones to support the people.
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Why is South Africa different than the rest of the continent?
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White people consider themselves to be true Africans. It's the most western-like African country.
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What factors have led to the rapid spread of HIV?
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Unprotected sex and a social stigma for wearing a condom, poor living conditions and overfilled hospitals
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What is embargo?
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Banning of trade or buisness with another country
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What does the term "third world" mean?
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Under-developed or developing and/or exploited
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How can the Rwandan genocide be traced back to colonial times?
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The Belgians favored the Tutsis, creating tension between the two groups.
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Who are the Janjaweed?
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Rebel Arab herders
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What caused the conflict in Sudan?
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Water shortages
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What are Tuaregs?
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Nomadic Arabs on the Sahara
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Where do the Bushmen live?
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The Kalahari desert and South Africa
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Bushes like kalamari
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How do the Bushmen live?
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Hunter-gatherers, wood and mud hut homes, eat fruit and nuts
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The Gods Must be Crazy
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What is the history of the Bushmen?
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They are discrimated against, ongoing genocide, no land rights
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Nobody likes Bush
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Where do the Pygmies live?
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Congo, Burundi, Cameroon, Gabon, Rwanda, that area
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Middle
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How do the Pygmies live?
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Work on farms, trade forest produce, hunter-gatherers
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Midget working, lawl
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What do the Pygmies believe?
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Forest is the personal God, Jengi is the spirit
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Pygmies are Japanese
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Pygny history?
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Were evicted, government gives them no rights.
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Short people have no reason to live.
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Where do the Masaai live?
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Tanzania and Kenya in the savanah
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Masaai bingo!
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How do the Masaai live?
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They love cows, drink their milk and only kill them on special occasions
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Masaai are dot Indians
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What are the Masaai's beliefs?
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Ngai, the moon's husband, made them and Cows. They go on cow raids because of it.
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roffle gay cows
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What is the Masaai's history?
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They migrated from the Nile in the 17-18th century.
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Massai are in denial
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Where do the Dinka live?
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On the upper nile in Sudan.
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Dinky Sudan
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How do the Dinka live?
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They are an agricultual/cattle people.
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Roffle dinky cows
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What are the Dinka beliefs?
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Nhidic < Dang. Abuk is female. Believe in ancestors
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Dang! Hide, Nouk!
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What is the history of the Dinka?
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20 yrs Civil war, invaded by Britain. Flat lands = flooding.
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I don't need your dinky flooding civil war. -GnR
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Where do the Zulu live?
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South Africa
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Boars and Zulu
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How do Zulus live?
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50% in cities, 50% on farms
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What are Zulu beliefs?
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Descendents of a cheif. Nkulunkulu doesn't care about them.
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Zulu Nkulunkulu.
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Zulu history?
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Zulu cheif sold tribe to british for money. Continue to fight, for they have their own government
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Down with the system!
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