Early civilizations emerged in Africa around 7-8,000 years ago including Egypt, Kush, and Axum. Kush developed an ivory and frankincense trade with Egypt by 2000 BC. In 750 BC, Kush conquered Egypt but was later driven out by the Assyrians. Axum rose to power in Ethiopia in the 4th century AD, conquering Kush and prospering from trade along the Red Sea. King Ezana converted Axum to Christianity in 330 AD. Later, powerful trading empires like Ghana, Mali, and Songhai emerged in West Africa between the 5th-15th centuries, growing wealthy from the trade of local goods like yams, animals, and minerals

3. AFRICA HAS FOUR ZONES OF CLIMATE Rain Forest Desert Mild zone Savanah

4. CH. 7 Africa

7. Axum stele with record of King Ezana

9. Early African Civilizations

13. Trade has always been a big part of the culture of Africa

17. The great trade empires of West Africa grew out of the various vegetation zones and the products they produced. For example, yams were better suited to one area, grazing animals to another. How would these differences account for growth in trade? Analyzing Maps and Charts

18. People traded for things they desired but could not produce. Analyzing Maps and Charts

20. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the answers. The author is unknown. Wisdom, or learning, cannot be purchased with money. It requires study. Some things or people never change. Crocodiles were native animals of West Africa.

21. Summary of Africa – Land of Great Diversity