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World Cultures midterm stuff Africa (woodcock)

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Jomo Kenyatta
leader of the Kenyan African Union (KAU). was imprisoned during the Mau Mau Rebellion. was freed after 10 years and became leader of kenya until he died in 1978. good leader who made kenya stable
Sani Abacha
leader of Nigeria 1990-1999. was a Hausa and was very corrupt
Transvaal
Boer settlement in northern south africa. had gold and diamonds.
Drakensburg Mts
Mountain range along South african coast
Daniel arap Moi
leader of kenya from 1978-2002. was chosen by kenyatta. was bad and made kenya corrupt with low economy
Congo River
river in central africa that goes through zaire , congo, etc.
White Highlands
area in Kenya where coffee is grown
Vasco de Gama
portuguese explorer 1498 and sailed to india
Mt. Kenya
high mountain in kenya
Atlas Mts
mountain range along north western african coast ( Morocco, algeria, etc)
Ghana
300-1300AD. had gold, salt, and slaves.
Orange Free State
Boer settlement in northern south africa. had gold and diamonds. not Transvaal
Bartholemeu Diaz
Portuguese explored the ocean around Africa in 1492 and was the first to sail to the bottom of Africa
Mali
1366AD gold, salt, and slaves. Islamic. west africa
John Speke
British explorer in 1850 that explored with burton and found the source of the nile
Kush
(1000BC-300AD) ancient african civilization in Etheopia and southern sudan. had trade.
Songhai
1460-1700AD. west africa. had gold, salt, and slaves
Lake Victoria
lake between tanzania, uganda, and kenya
Olduvai Gorge
in Tanzania and Kenya and is where oldest human skeletons were found
Sofala
important swahili city-state
Namib Desert
desert along the coast of south western africa. angola & namib area
Mt. Kilimanjaro
high mountain in Tanzania
Great Rift Valley
mountain range along eastern africa (Somalia, Kenya, etc.)
Sahara Desert
huge desert along much of northern central africa (chad, sudan, mali, etc.)
Limpopo River
river in south eastern africa that goes through mozambique, zimbabwe, etc.
David Livingston
British explorer in 1850. believed in civilization, christianity, and commerce in africa
Soweto
a famous "township" where black people had to stay before going o bantustans. very poor. had riots in 1976
Swahili
1st century AD-1700AD. coastal south east africa. language was swahili & became muslim in 700AD. had oligarchy & trade
Sharpeville
where there was a PAC demonstration in 1961 where the police ended up killing people to stop it
Nairobi
capital of Kenya. in the middle of railroad from Kampala to Mombasa
Kalahari Desert
desert in southern africa in Botswana ans Zambia area
Axum
300-700AD. christian civilization. in etheopia and southern sudan
FW de Klerk
leader of south africa from 1989-1994. head of National Party. had meetings with nelson mandella but didn't get rid of apartheid
Niger River
river in western africa that goes through mali, nigeria, niger, etc.
Lake Nyasa
lake east of malawi and borders tanzania and mozambique as well
Nile river
major river that flows from uganda to the Mediterranean sea
Steve Biko
South african journalist that was arrested and found dead the next morning
Jan Smuts
Boer. leader of south africa and was racist and had segregation in africa, though not by law.
W.E.B. duBois
african nationalism activist. founded NAACP
Nelson Mandella
was leader of ANC. was constitutional. leader of south africa from 1994-2000. dismantles apartheid
Leakey's
found austrolapiticus in 1974 in the Olduvai Gorge
DF Malan
elected as leader of south africa in 1948. was very racist and was head of National Party. started apartheid.
Cape Colony
city in south africa settled by the dutch and german in 1652. british buy colony in 1814 and expand it.
Richard Burton
British explorer in 1850 that searched for the start of the nile but got a spear through his head
Olesegun Obasanjo
leader of Nigeria from 1999-2007. was a Hausa and corrupt
Marcus Garvey
was an african nationalism activist in the 1920's who promoted pan-africanism
Zimbabwe
last country to be freed from britain in 1976
Timbuktu
important city in Mali?
Mombasa
most important swahili city-state
Meroe
capital of Kush
Lake Tanganyika
borders Zaire, tanzania, burundi, and zambia

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