Africa in Modern Age

Why was Africa called the Dark Continent? p 418 because it remained largely unexplored at the start of the 1800s

Physical Geography: Look up the terms listed below on page 418 and write down a definition.  Sahara Desert, Savanna, Nile River, Lake Victoria, Mount Kilimanjaro, Atlas Mts.

History:  There were several great African empires before Christ and up to the 19th Century.

Christianity spread into Ethiopia and Egypt. Frumentius became a leader in Ethiopia

Name three other early Christian Church leaders from Africa. p 420 Tertullian, Cyprian, Augustine of Hippo, Athanasius the Great.

How many people in Africa are Christian today? p 427 8%

Vasco da Gama was the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope and on to India.

Africa's Darkest Hour:   Slave Trade

Portugues and Dutch slave traders began the African slave trade to markets in Europe and the New World.  Look on the map p 421, what % of slaves went to the United States? 5%, Brazil? 35%, West Indies? 60%

What three things did missionary Dr David Livingstone sas Africa needed? p 422 commerce, civilization, and Christianity.  What did Henry Stanley say to Livingston when they met. "Dr. Livingston I presume"

In South Africa the Dutch and British fought each other in the Boer War of 1900

Photo Credits:

Sahara: http://www.mylittlehomepage.net/img/maokko_2001_palmen_gr.jpg

Frumentius: http://htmadmin.phpwebhosting.com/images/a-375.jpg

Slave Trade: http://www.expatica.com/photos/rad71147.jpg

Flags: http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/specialprojects/anglo-boer-wars/graphics/angloboer-new.jpg

Africa Map: http://www.crimelibrary.com/graphics/photos/serial_killers/predators/moses_sithole/Africa-map-South-Africa200.jpg

Lesson Objectives

Students will learn

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. list

2. explain the difference between

3. describe the

4. chart on a map the

5. define the terms

6. Explain the significance of

Knowledge: Recall of data.

Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.

Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences. 

Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.

Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.