5th Grade History Study Guide
Test Date:
11/20/15
Chap. 8; Continent Study 2; Geogr. Facts 8-9
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Aesop was a writer of famous fables.
Athanasius the Great was an early church leade and boldly proclaimed that Jesus is God.
Samuel Crowder was the first black bishop of the Church of England.
Robert Moffat was a pioneer missionary and Bible translator.
David Livingstone is the most famous pioneer missionary-explorer.
Henry Stanley was the man who said, “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”
Khama was the righteous chief of the Batswanas.
Lalibela was the king who is remembered for his churches of solid rock.
Mary Slessor is the missionary called “Queen of the Cannibals.”
Ethiopian eunich is the first recorded African Christian.
Be able to identify the following on a map of Africa:
Atlas Mts., Congo River, Nile River, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Kalahari Desert
Be able to identify the following on a world map:
Alps Mts. Andes Mts., Atlas Mts., Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, Mt. Ararat, Mt. Everest, Mt. Elbrus,
Rocky Mts., Ural Mts.
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Liberia was Africa’s first black republic.
Mt. Kilimanjaro is the highest peak in Africa.
Victoria Falls is known as the “smoke that thunders.”
Aksum was Africa’s first and greatest Christian kingdom.
Madagascar is the 4th largest island.
Timbuktu was a famous center of learning during the Middle Ages.
The Sues Canal is the man-made waterway separating Africa and Asia.
The Strait of Gibraltar is the narrow strait that separates Europe and Asia.
The Congo River is the river that carries the second largest volume of water.
The greatest ancient civilization of Africa’s interior was the Kingdom of Cush.
Know:
1. Sea level refers to the level of sea waters.
2. A mountain range is a long row of mountains.
3. Altitude is the height above sea level.
4. A summit is the highest pek of a mountain.
5. The pointed top of a mountains is falled the peak.
6. Dormant is a word used to describe an inactive volcano.
7. Mt. Everest is the world’s highest peak.
8. Mont Blanc is the highest peak in the Alps.
9. Mt. Elbrus is Europe’s highest peak.
10. Matterhorn is the mountain that daring mountaineers climb.
11. Mt. McKinley is North America’s highest peak.
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Be able to list three important facts about the following missionaries:
Robert Moffat: _________________________________________________________________
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David Livingstone:_______________________________________________________________
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Mary Slessor:___________________________________________________________________
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