but a change was that it was intensified…” CHANGE: The mfecane in southern Africa * Northern Nguni chiefdoms began to unite‚ creating a new military organization. * Shaka Zulu attained leadership in 1818. * Even after Shaka’s assassination in 1828‚ his successors built on the structure he created and the Zulu remained the most impressive military force in black Africa until the end of the century. * The rise of the Zulu led to the mfecane‚ or the wars of crushing and wandering. Reason: Shaka
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The Great Trek or Voortrek is the central event in the history of South Africa‚ beginning in the mid-thirties of the 19th century and going out in the early forties. This great northward migration of the Afrikaner people‚ involved thousands of cattle and sheep farmers who fled British authority. Leaving the frontier regions of the Cape Colony‚ and founded the independent republics of Natal‚ the Orange Free State and the Transvaal. The struggle of the Afrikaner or Boer people since
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identify 5 of 8 terms which will be chosen from among the following‚ providing appropriate historical context and explaining why each is important to the broader themes of our course. Orientalism “Scramble for Africa” Opium War Usman dan Fodio Mfecane Wahhabism Simon Bolívar Sino-Japanese War Muhammad Ali Toussaint L’Ouverture Social Darwinism “The Wealth of Nations” Tabula Rasa Karl Marx Taiping Rebellion Miguel Hidalgo Essays (40 pts): I
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Shaka was born the son of Senzakhona‚ the Zulu chief‚ and the Langeni princess Nandi. Senzakhona had unintentionally impregnated Nandi‚ but was obligated to take her as his third wife her in spite of the fact that she was from the lowly regarded Langeni clan. Due to this‚ she and her son were treated as outcasts and were unhappy. When an incident caused Senzakhona to banish Nandi and her children‚ they had to return to her people. Because an expelled woman was looked upon as being a diminished woman
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Chapter 20 Africa and the Africans in the Age of the Atlantic Slave Trade I. Introduction A. Mahommah Gardo Baquaqua – symbol of slavery 1. Muslim trader > African slavery > African slave trade > Missionary B. Impact of outsiders on Africa 1. Islam first‚ then African developed at own pace‚ West had big impact C. Influence of Europe 1. Path of Africa becomes linked to European world economy 2. Diaspora – mass exodus of people leaving homeland 3. Slave trade dominated interactions
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STUDY GUIDE: AP WORLD SEMESTER 1 52 points- 2 points apiece for summarizing each of the following: (Complete sentences NOT required.) 1. Definition of Civilization Some scholars prefer to define civilizations only as societies with enough economic surpluses to create division of labor and a social hierarchy. The chief difference between civilizations and other societies involves the emergence of formal political organizations‚ or states. Another trait that makes a society a civilization is when
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The Great trek The Voortrekkers comprised two groups from the eastern frontier region of the Cape Colony‚ semi-nomadic pastoralists known as Trekboers‚ and established farmers and artisans known as Grensboere‚ or Border Farmers. Together these groups were later called Voortrekkers Pioneers. While most settlers who lived in the western Cape later known as the Cape Dutch did not trek eastward‚ a small number did. The first colonists‚ who arrived in 1652 to set up a "depot for the provosion of ships"under
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Read p.435-440 notes/MI The Atlantic slave trade MI: Trade was the basis of Portuguese relations with Africans‚ the Portuguese provided African rulers with slaves in return they received ivory‚ pepper‚ animal skin and gold. · Portuguese ships pushed down the west of Africa coast and reached the cape of good hope · They established factories‚ forts and trading posts with resident merchants‚ along the cost · El mina(1482) was the most important‚ it was a gold producing region · Africans
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Dingiswayo’s death According to the diary of Henry Francis Fynn‚ Dingiswayo’s death (c.1818) was the result of Shaka’s treachery‚ though firm testimony of this is lacking. However‚ it is known that when Dingiswayo fought his last battle‚ Shaka did not arrive at the scene until after his overlord’s capture. He thus retained his forces intact. Zwide later murdered Dingiswayo‚ and‚ when the leaderless Mthethwa state collapsed‚ Shaka immediately assumed leadership and began conquering surrounding chiefdoms
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National Flag of South Africa Country: South Africa Proportions: 2:3 South African Flag Description: The flag of South Africa consists of two horizontal stripes of equal width - red on the top and blue on the bottom. The red and blue stripes are separated by a green middle stripe which is bordered in white and splits into a horizontal Y. On the left side of the flag there is a black isosceles triangle which is outlined in yellow. South African Flag Meaning: Although the colors have no official
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