World History Chapter 6

How much of the African continent is covered by desert? What are the two major deserts of Africa and where are they located? Which is the world's largest desert?

2/5; the Sahara (most of the nothern Africa) and the Kalahari (much of southern Africa); the Sahara

Identify three important centers of Christianity in North Africa.

Alexandria, Carthage, and Cyrene

What cities became important centers of Christianity in North Africa? Name two church fathers from Carthage.

Alexandria, Cyrene, and Carthage; Tertullian and Cyprian

What were the notable achievements of Athanasius and Augustine?

Athanasius was the spokesman for the deity of Christ and the doctrine of the Trinity at the Council of Nicaea; Augustine championed the biblical emphasis of salvation by grace alone.

Identify the first African on record to become a Christian.

Ethiopian eunuch

Identify biblical name for Cushites or Nubians.

Ethiopians

By what name were Cushites or Nubians called in the Bible? Name two famous Cushites mentioned in the Bible.

Ethiopians; Ebed-melech and the Ethiopian eunuch

What is the largest rift in the earth's surface?

Great Rift Valley

Identify greatest ancient civilization in Africa's interior.

Kingdom of Cush

What was the greatest ancient civilization in Africa's interior?

Kingdom of Cush

What was the largest central African kingdom from the 1400s to the 1700s?

Kingdom of the Kongo

What is Africa's largest lake? For what river is it a source?

Lake Victoria; Nile River

Identify the three sons of Ham who settled in Africa.

Mizraim, Phut, and Cush

Identify the group that dominated North Africa by the A.D 700s.

Muslims

Who dominated North Africa by A.D. 700?

Muslims

Identify biblical names for the land settled by Phut.

Phut, Put, Libya

Give the names by which Ethiopia and its kingdoms were called.

Sabaea, Abyssinia, Seba, Kingdom of Aksum

In what area did the descendants of Phut settle? Give the biblical names for this area.

Sahara Desert; Phut, Put, or Libya

How was Christianity introduced to Ethiopia?

Two Christian youths from Rome, Edesius and Frumentius, were shipwrecked and taken to Ethiopia as slaves. There they preached the gospel in the court of King Ezana.

What is Africa's longest mountain range? What is the tallest mountain in Africa?

the Atlas Mountains; Mount Kilimanjaro

Describe the succession of empires and kingedoms that dominated western Africa through the Middle Ages.

the Ghana Empire, the Mali Empire, the Songhai Empire, the Kingdom of Benin

What is animism?

the belief that natural objects and forces are inhabited by mostly malignant spirits