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Hugh Trevor
Roper
African history is the study of, "the unrewarding gyrations of barbarous tribes in picturesque but irrelevant parts of the globe." TERM 2
Hominid evolution 6 to 4 mya
DEFINITION 2 Advantages of bi-pedalism Carry newborns Stand up to predators Range farther Use tools on the go 7-6 mya : Sahelanthropus tchadensis found in Dujurab region, Chad 4.5 mya : Ardipithecus ramidus found in Dujurab region, Chad TERM 3
Bubalus
Period
DEFINITION 3 When Pre-5000 BC Where Saharan, esp. mountainsEg. Dabous Girrage, Niger // Wadi Djerat What Associated with buffalo TERM 4
Round Head
Period
DEFINITION 4 When 5000 - 3000 BC Where Tassili-n-Ajjer Mountain Range Why God of Sefar, organized religion? TERM 5
Horse
Period
DEFINITION 5 When 1200 - 200 AD What Hourglass people Why Ground stone tools, arrows, ceramicsGrassland vegetation
Cattle
Period
When 4500 - 1500 BC Where Saharan Why Pastoralist with sheep/goat and cattle Bows, javelins, ceramics TERM 7
Camel
Period
DEFINITION 7 When 200 AD - present Who Tifnar script used by Tuaregs TERM 8
Egypt: Merimda
DEFINITION 8 When :6000 to 4800 BC Where : western Delta Margin What: Hunting and Fishing Why :Granaries at 4,300 BC
Egypt: Proto-Dynastic (Naqada III)
DEFINITION 9 When : 3,200 to 3,000 BC Where : small city states - Thinnis, Naqada, Nekhen Why : Trading, pottery gifting (mace-head jug), hieroglypphics TERM 10
Egypt: Narmer Palette
DEFINITION 10 What :Shows Delta and southern animals together When :3000 BC Why :Promoting unification
Nubia: A Group
When : 3,250 - 2,800 BC What : Cattle, sheep/goats, plantsWhere: Why :Community and hierarchy with large cemetaries TERM 17
Olduwan choppers
DEFINITION 17 When :2.2 mya to 500,000 years ago Where : South Africa Who : Homo habilis Why :Simple percussive technologyNo standardizationExpedient TERM 18
Achulean hand ax
DEFINITION 18 When : 1.6 mya to 250,000 years ago Where : East Africa Who : Homo erectus Why Ovate, biconvex stone toolIncreased standardization TERM 19
Levallois points
DEFINITION 19 When : 200,000 - 40,000 years ago Why :Demonstrates increased specializationAbstract thought and planningIncreased efficiency TERM 20
Early Stone Age
DEFINITION 20 When : 2.2 mya to 120,000 years ago Who : Early homo species up until archaic Homo sapiens
Middle Stone Age
When : 120,000 - 40,000 BP Who : Archaic Homo sapiens and modern (~100,000 years ago) Technology : core flaking, no Achulean tools, long thin flakes, hafting, fire (~500, BP) Regional variation: Adapted to local environments; follow resources seasonally; burials (S Africa ~50,000 BP); elders for childcare; some art? Blombos Cave, S Africa ~75,000 BP TERM 22
Nubia: Kerma
DEFINITION 22 When : 1600 BC What : Beef, goat, hippo Why :Urban centers revolve around tradeLarge scale human sacrifice TERM 23
Nubia: Third Intermediate
Period
DEFINITION 23 Kush ruled over Egypt's 25th dynasty TERM 24
Nubia: Kingdom of Napata
DEFINITION 24 Where : Middle Nile When : 9th century BC TERM 25
Nubia: Meroe
DEFINITION 25 When : 600 BC to 200 AD What : Capital moves from Napata to Meroe Why :End of dependence on EgyptIron smelting
