Review Unit 8

African Civilizations, Colonial Africa, and Independence and Nationalism in Modern Africa

 

Mansa Musa

Askia Muhammad

Matrilineal Society

Timbuktu

Cecil Rhodes

Berlin Conference

David Livingstone

Shaka Zulu

Suez Canal

King Leopold II

Apartheid

Boer Wars

Republic of Biafra

Ibo

Haile Selassie

Desertification

Cash Crops

Qaddafi

Nasser

Jomo Kenyatta

Nelson Mandela

Gold Coast

Eritrea

Pan-Africanism

F.W. de Klerk

OAU

Kwame Nkrumah

Mau Mau

Rhodesia

United Nations

Somalia

Hutu

Tutsi

Laurent Kabila

Desmond Tutu

 

Concepts:

Geographical regions of Africa

Cultural aspects of the  Kush, Axum, Gahana, Mali

Why Axum was extremely powerful

The area of Africa that is predominantly Islamic

The defeat of the Kushites

Why Liberia and Ethiopia were not colonized

Politics, theories and ideologies behind imperialism

Independence movements in the following countries: Kenya, Nigeria, Angola, Mozambique, Algeria, Libya

Factors contributing to famine in Africa

Problems between Hutu and Tutsi tribes in Rwanda and Burundi

Factors exacerbating the famine in Somalia

Roots of the conflict in Algeria

The AIDS epidemic

Colonial map of Africa

Identify present African countries on the mainland as well as the nation of Madagascar

Pay special attention to Ch 34-3

 

Essay:

Describe and analyze the dismantling of the Apartheid State in South Africa*


* In order to help you write a better essay consider the following: When you “Analyze,” determine the component parts; examine their nature and relationship – fundamentally, answer How and Why.  When you “Describe,” give an account of; tell about; give a word picture of.  You might also consider the following points to help you in your response:

  1. The essay has an adequate introduction which is logically developed and is understandable
  2. Terms are defined
  3. Time frame is noted
  4. Historical context is present
  5. Thesis provides and answer to the question
  6. The thesis divides into categories
  7. The evidence is appropriate
  8. Each paragraph is linked to the thesis and follows the order of the thesis and/or the introduction

I.         A sense of history is apparent

J.         Proper essay style is used.

A.     Grammar and spelling are adequate

B.      All paragraphs have at least three sentences

K.      The Question is answered

  1. The conclusion summarizes the evidence, restates the thesis, and introduces a related direction for further investigation.