This quick, attractive photoessay in the ancient civilizations series introduces the great ancient kingdoms of ghana, mali, and songhai in all their diverse geography, wildlife, peoples, languages, and cultures. Under the mali empire, the ancient cities of djenne and timbuktu were. The ancient east african empire of kush was centered on the nile river south of. It is largely a plateau of modest elevation and borders the sahara desert on the. You can efficiently search for gps coordinates of pune on the map with the help of this tool. Minerals, diamonds, or oil are also extracted in varying amounts in west africa.
West africa had both fertile soils and valuable minerals, especially gold and iron. These ancient african empires arose in the sahel, the savanna region just south of the sahara. North africa, including egypt, has been conquered by arab armies and is now part of the vast islamic caliphate. He crossed the sahara several times and undertook more than fifteen research trips to nigeria, niger and chad. Dec 10, 2018 western africa map identification worksheet free to print pdf file. Why are the ancient west african kingdoms less wellknown than others around the world. Acellus ancient civilizations ancient civilizations course. Most of west africa lies in the african transition zone, with portions north and south of the transitional region. West african empires relied on the goldsalt trade wherein caravans. The main economic activity in the region is subsistence agriculture. The role of each explorer is to examine one important aspect of their kingdom. The country is situated between both the eastern and western hemispheres. On smallscale maps, the grid is often made up of latitude and longitude lines.
It lies between latitudes 10 and 25n, and longitudes w and 5e. Ghana is located in western africa, and lies above the equator in the northern hemisphere. Browse 6 sets of scott foresman history geography flashcards. Huge size and location gives africa many different climates. The empire expanded throughout west africa from the 8th century until 1078, when it. Western africa map identification worksheet free to. Physical geography of west africa the 8 million square kilometers and 17 countries covered by this atlas encompass a wide range of landscapes from alluvial valleys in senegal and ghana, sandy plains and low plateaus across the sahel, and rolling hills of togo to rugged mountains with summits reaching over 1,500 m in guinea and 1,800 m in niger. Iterative reconstruction of ptolemys west africa using a gis. The earliest settlement initiated by adekola telu a prince from ife.
Mali was located on the trade routes between the sources of salt in the sahara desert and the gold regionmines of west africa. At the height of its existence, the old oyo empire dominated all yoruba kingdoms namely ife, ijesha, egba, ijebu, sabe and owu. Teamwork is necessary for the expedition to succeed. The iwo people, like all other people of yoruba stock are said to have belonged to ileife from where they migrated sometimes in the 14th century. Early and medieval african kingdoms what teachers need. In this section you will learn about the west african empires of. Iwo is a city in osun state, nigeria that is the seat of the iwo kingdom, a traditional state. The region may be divided into several broad physiographic regions. Dry, desert conditions exist to the north and tropical conditions exist to the south. How did the slave trade affect africa s future and current events. History and social science standards of learning virginia. Its shores are the mediterranean sea on the north, the atlantic ocean to the west, the red sea and indian ocean to the east, and the indian ocean to the south. West africa is west of an imagined northsouth axis lying close to 10 east longitude. Longitude and latitude vocabulary flashcards quizlet.
Africancentred and canaaniteisraelite perspectives. Ancient rome 14 early kingdoms in africa map map of africa world tourism. Trade made west africa one of the most thriving trade ports of all of the ancient kingdoms. Vansina 1962 discusses the classification of subsaharan african kingdoms, mostly of central, south and east africa, with some additional data on west african sahelian kingdoms distinguishing five types, by decreasing centralization of power. Ancient west africa included the sahara, which became a desert. The northern portion of western africa is composed of a broad band of semiarid terrain, called the western sudan, stretching from the atlantic ocean on the west to the area of lake chad on the east, a distance of about 2,500 miles 4,000 km. They label maps and identify africa s physical features, simulate the trading of gold, buy and sell goods using cowrie shells, and participate in a cultural safari day. The area occupied by the yoruba kingdom in south west nigeria, is roughly enclosed by latitude 5 and 8 degree north of the equaror and longitude 5 and 212 degree east. Africa bringing history alive the ascent and demise of carthage module 1. The air distance from freetown, sierra leone, africa, to london, england, united kingdom, is 3,056 miles. Ghana is bordered by the countries of burkina faso, cote divoire, and togo, as well as the atlantic ocean and gulf of guinea.
It is bordered to the west 668 km by cote divoire ivory coast, to the north 548 km by burkina faso, to the east 877 km by. His publications in three languages include two books, numerous articles in learned journals and two contributions to the unesco history of africa. Mohenjodaro 29 daily life in ancient egypt 74 civilization in mohenjodaro 30 old kingdom 75 hinduism. Class 8 ancient asia discussion early china, japan and far east asia. They can also locate things on the map using positional words. Surrounded by bodies of wateratlantic ocean to the west, mediterranean sea to the north, indian ocean to the east. Students examine the kingdoms of west africa during the middle ages. That equals 4,918 kilometers or 2,656 nautical miles. Desertification is having the greatest impact on countries in the sahel or a strip of land that divides the desert from wetter. Kingdoms of ancient west africa linkedin slideshare.
World latitude and longitude map, world lat long map. Large size of africa makes giving is absolute location very difficult. What was the importance of european exploration in north america and west africa, and what was the effect of cultural and economic interactions between european and american indian and west african societies. It also shows the countries along with the latitudes and longitudes. Ancient mali brochure 7th grade social studies, social studies resources. The latitude data for the pairs of likely duplicates was plotted as. The history of west africa has been commonly divided into its prehistory, the iron age in africa, the major polities flourishing, the colonial period, and finally the postindependence era, in which the current nations were formed. A historical map of the ancient sumerian empire would have a date range of between. Ghana latitude, longitude, absolute and relative locations.
Mali officially the republic of mali is a landlocked country in west africa. West african civilizations springfield public schools. Kingdoms where the king controls the internal and external affairs directly. We use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. Africa latitude and longitude and relative locations. What is the longitude and latitude of freetown in sierra. Discussion the kingdoms of west africa ancient and medieval. The western coast of africa in ptolemys geography and the. It provides map reading practice as well as background information on ancient egypt. Geography of africa background africa is the secondlargest continent.
Ghana extends for a maximum of 672 km from north to south between latitudes 4. See more ideas about map, geography and country maps. In west africa, the powerful and wealthy kingdom of ghana has appeared, built on the proceeds of the lucrative trans. Each group will explore the kingdom using the internet, textbook, and library resources. Ancient mali brochure ancient mali, 7th grade social studies. Latitude lines run eastwest around the globe, parallel to the equator. Print the following document and circle the correct answers due right after vacation 22508. Meanwhile the nubian kingdoms in the upper nile valley have become home to a vibrant christian culture subsaharan africa. Both the equator and prime meridian pass through africa. Lines of latitude are often referred to as parallels. Ancient trade routes had connected africa with the middle east. West africa s climate is zonal or organized by zone which means it changes according to circle one latitude or longitude.
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