Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Ancient Africa

Map-  contintent that is rich in diversity, rainforests, Sahara desert, grasslands- it is bigger than the USA and Europe combined, Bering Strait/ bridge that connects Russia to Alaska

religion- witch doctors, amulets, magic, now mostly Mulsim

Inventions- rope, first use of fire, mud bricks, bows/arrows,

Places- Timbuktu, Egypt, Congo Basin, Madagascar

People- it has the oldest records of humans! 

Summary- Today we learned about Ancient Africa. Africa is rich in diversity. There are rainforests, the largest deserts in the world, and vasts grasslands. In Ancient Africa most people worshipped their ancestors and used shamans like witch doctors, amulets, magic.  Some of their first inventions were the rope, first use of fire, mud bricks, and bows/arrows. There are a lot of places to visit in Africa like Timbuktu, Egypt, Congo Basin, and Madagascar. Africa is very interesting to  learn about becuase it has the oldest records of human activity.

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