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World History Ch.8
Vocab Ancient Africa
Term | Definition |
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Ethiopian eunuch | the first recorded African Christian |
Frumentius | an early leader of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church |
Lalibela | king who had ten churches carved from solid rock |
Athanasius the Great | one of the greatest leaders in church history, he boldly proclaimed that Jesus is God |
Aesop | Greek slave who wrote famous fables |
James Bruce | explorer looking for the source of the Nile |
Mungo Park | explored the Niger River |
Robert Moffat | one of the first missionaries to Africa |
David Livingstone | the greatest of all African explorers |
Henry Stanley | American reporter who "found" Livingstone and later became a missionary explorer |
Khama | African chief who ruled his people in righteousness for fifty years |
Samuel Crowther | first black bishop of the Church of England |
Mary Slessor | missionary to the African interior; "Queen of Cannibals" |