Ch.13 AFRICA
Liberia
Africa's first blac republic
Khama
African chief who ruled his people in righteousness for fifty years
Henry Stanley
American reporter who "found" Livingstone and later became a missionary explorer
Arab Muslims
Arab Muslims
Africa
Called the "Dark Continent"
Aesop
Greek slave who wrote famous fables
Kalahari
Near what desert did Robert Moffat minister to people?
What section of Africa carried on much trade during the Middle Ages?
North Eastern Coast near Asia
Land of Cush or Ethiopia
What African nation had a strong Christian influence in New Testament times?
Madagascar
What african island is the fourth-largest island in the world?
Robert Moffat
What famous Scotsman was one of the first missionaries in South Africa?
Madagascar
What is the fourth largest island in the world?
Mt. Kilamanjaro
What is the highest peak in Africa?
Africa
What is the second largest continent?
Congo
What is the world's second largest river in water volume?
Suez Canal
What man-made waterway separates Africa from Asia?
Strait of Gilbraltar
What narrow waterway separates Africa from Europe?
He was the first recorded African Christian.
What special fact do we know about the Ethiopian Eunich?
Aksum
What was Africa's first and greatest Christian Kingdom?
Timbukto
What was a famous center of learning in Africa during the Middle Ages?
Victoria Falls
What was the "smoke that thunders"?
Scotland
Which country led the way in exploration and evangelization of Africa?
Lalibela
Which king had churches carved out of solid rock?
Kingdom of Cush
Which kingdom was the greatest ancient civilization in the interior of Africa?
David Livingstone
Who was Africa's most famous explorer?
James Bruce
Who was the first European explorer of Africa?
Henry Stanley
Who went to find and assist Dr. Livingstone?
The Cushite servant was led to Christ and took the gospel back to Africa.
Why did the Land of Cush have a strong Christian influence?
The task of exploring Africa was extremely difficult. Many explorers and missionaries lost their lives in their attempts because of intense heat, dense vegetation, and disease.
Why was Africa called the "White Man's Grave"?
The water falls 360 ft into the Zambezi River, making a thunderous noise and huge columns of mist that rise into the air like smoke.
Why was Victoria Falls called "smoke that thunders"?
Frimentius
an early leader of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
Mungo Park
explored the Niger River
James Bruce
explorer looking for the source of the Nile
Samuel Crowther
first black bishop of the Church of England
Lalibela
king who had ten churches carved from solid rock
Mary Slessor
missionary to the African interior; "Queen of the Cannibals"
Athanasius the Great
one of the greatest leaders in church history, he boldly proclaimed that Jesus is God
Timbuktu
the city famous as a center of learning in the Mali Empire
Kingdom of Aksum
the first and greatest Christian kingdom of Africa
Ethiopian eunuch
the first recorded African Christian
Kingdom of Cush
the greatest ancient civilization of Africa's interior
Kalahari
the largest desert region in Southern Africa
