Sub-Saharan Africa by Ziven Lopez-White https://padlet.com/zivenl/8rjtdmrwuktukxml en-us 2023-10-11 12:27:49 UTC 2023-10-12 17:27:37 UTC hello@padlet.com Geographic Features of Africa zivenl https://padlet.com/zivenl/8rjtdmrwuktukxml/wish/2741734317 Sahara Desert: Largest desert in Africa
Niger River: Main river of Western Africa
Congo River: Second largest river in Africa
Horn of Africa: Part of Northeastern Africa
Cape of Good Hope: Located in South Africa ]]> 2023-10-11 12:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/zivenl/8rjtdmrwuktukxml/wish/2741734317 Major Societies in Africa zakiyam https://padlet.com/zivenl/8rjtdmrwuktukxml/wish/2743521237 Songhai: Greatest university for learning-timbuktu-13th-16th ideas of Astronomy
Kongo: Kingdom located in West-Central Africa, created trade with Portugal
Asante: Located in West Africa, traded with Portugal with Gold and Slaves
Zulu: Located in Southern Africa. Led by warrior Shaka, British Empire took them over
Ethiopia: Traded with Portugal and other Europeans for weapons and maintained independence from Europeans
]]> 2023-10-12 12:09:00 UTC https://padlet.com/zivenl/8rjtdmrwuktukxml/wish/2743521237 Social and Cultural in West Africa zakiyam https://padlet.com/zivenl/8rjtdmrwuktukxml/wish/2743527460 Songhai: While Islam was practiced by rulers, most people remained loyal to their indigenous religions.
Because of trade relationships with foreign nation and empires, Songhai was a cultural center of Africa, including cities like Timbutu
Asante (Ashanti)
Practice of indigenous religion and use of indigenous language
Threats from European invasion and other African empires created a militaristic society



]]> 2023-10-12 12:13:33 UTC https://padlet.com/zivenl/8rjtdmrwuktukxml/wish/2743527460 Social and cultural patterns in East Africa zakiyam https://padlet.com/zivenl/8rjtdmrwuktukxml/wish/2743529822 Ethiopia:
Influence of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam through trade
Differences in religion and European interaction caused conflict ]]> 2023-10-12 12:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/zivenl/8rjtdmrwuktukxml/wish/2743529822 Social and cultural patterns in Central and Southern Africa zakiyam https://padlet.com/zivenl/8rjtdmrwuktukxml/wish/2743532970 Kongo:
Portuguese missionaries  were successful in converting rulers to Christianity, resulting in the conversion of the entire kingdom.
The art of the Kongo was elaborate, using wood, cloth, and terra-cotta.
Zulu:
Practice of indigenous religion, characterized by ancestral spirits and the use of magic, occurred.
History passed through oral traditions in the indigenous language
]]> 2023-10-12 12:17:41 UTC https://padlet.com/zivenl/8rjtdmrwuktukxml/wish/2743532970 Songhai zakiyam https://padlet.com/zivenl/8rjtdmrwuktukxml/wish/2743559470 Songhai:
Political system: Ruled by an absolute monarch who commanded the military and controlled an imperial bureaucracy
Economic system: Economy based on trade of slaves and gold to North Africa across the Sahara Desert and overseas]]> 2023-10-12 12:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/zivenl/8rjtdmrwuktukxml/wish/2743559470 Asante (Ashanti) zakiyam https://padlet.com/zivenl/8rjtdmrwuktukxml/wish/2743996729 Asante (Ashanti):
Political system: Elimination of clan tradition in favor of a unified government under a central leader
Economic system: Economy based on trade of slaves and gold to North Africa across the Sahara Desert and overseas]]> 2023-10-12 17:20:54 UTC https://padlet.com/zivenl/8rjtdmrwuktukxml/wish/2743996729 Ethiopia zakiyam https://padlet.com/zivenl/8rjtdmrwuktukxml/wish/2744000407 Ethiopia:
Political system: Ruled by a monarch centered on Christianity
Economic system: Economy based on trade of gold, ivory, and frankincense across the Sahara Desert and overseas ]]> 2023-10-12 17:23:50 UTC https://padlet.com/zivenl/8rjtdmrwuktukxml/wish/2744000407 Kongo zakiyam https://padlet.com/zivenl/8rjtdmrwuktukxml/wish/2744001406 Kongo:
Political system: Ruled by a monarch with centralized power over a bureaucracy
Economic system: Economy based on agriculture, metallurgy, and trade of ivory and slaves


]]> 2023-10-12 17:24:40 UTC https://padlet.com/zivenl/8rjtdmrwuktukxml/wish/2744001406 Zulu zakiyam https://padlet.com/zivenl/8rjtdmrwuktukxml/wish/2744002414 Zulu:
Political system: Ruled by a monarch with centralized power over a bureaucracy
Economic system: Economy based entirely on agriculture and livestock ]]> 2023-10-12 17:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/zivenl/8rjtdmrwuktukxml/wish/2744002414