AP World History Assignments

Chapter 3: Early African Societies and the Bantu Migrations

After reading Chapter 3, you will be able to:

Identify both the geographical origin of and the characeristics of a complex society in Africa

Explain the influence of the Bantu migrations on African cultural

Understand early religious beliefs of Egypt and possible influence on later montheistic belief

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Chapter 3: Early African Societies and the Bantu Migrations

On provided map, locate the following places:

Sudan Sahel Congo River Egyptian kingdom Kush Kingdom Red Sea Phoenicia Equator Somalia Ethiopia (“Punt”) Mesopotamia Memphis sub-Saharan Africa Sahara

Nile River Niger River Nubian kingdom Mediterranean Sea Atlas Mountains Anatolia Lake Chad Meroë Kerma Cairo West Africa Bantu Migrations East Africa

Chapter 3: Early African Societies and the Bantu Migrations

As you read Chapter 3, take notes on the following terms:

Demographic pressures Pharaoh Scribe Hieroglyphics Pyramids Nubia Sudan Climate change Egypt Savannah Menes Khufu (Cheops) Kush Mercenary

Cataracts Harkhuf’s Expeditions to Nubia Complex Societies Patriarchal Society Hieroglyphs Hieratic Demotic Coptic Amon and Re Aten and Monotheism Mummification The Great Hymn to Aten Bantu Migrations Rosetta Stone Sources from the Past: Harkhuf's Expeditions to Nubia Sources from the Past: The Great Hym to Aten

Chapter 3: Early African Societies and the Bantu Migrations

Word document or pdf document of map locations and Chapter 3 terms; map of Africa