202 About Africa. 



What people of Africa were very rich and learned long 

 before any of the inhabitants of Europe became civilized ? 

 The Egyptians. Mention the names of some celebrated 

 men of ancient Egypt. Joseph, Moses, and the Pharaohs 

 or kings of Egypt. 



What cause the Nile to rise ? Heavy rains in Abyssinia 

 and the region south of it. What large lakes in the central 

 part of Africa ? 



What large rivers in Africa? The Nile, Congo, and 

 Niger. Into what does the Nile flow ? The Congo ? The 

 Niger ? How long is the Nile ? Four thousand miles. 



What three countries border on the Red Sea? What 

 countries west of Soudan ? What countries of Africa are 

 furthest south ? What two capes in the southern part of 

 Africa ? -What large island southeast of Africa ? What 

 groups of islands northwest of Africa ? What Birds come, 

 from one of those groups ? What great general was ban- 

 ished to the Island of St. Helena and died there ? Napo- 

 leon Bonaparte I. Where is that island ? 



Mention two celebrated explorers of Central Africa. 

 Livingstone and Stanley. 



What very tall trees grow in Africa ? Palms. Mention 

 two kinds of palms. Date Palm and Cocoanut Palm. 



What valuable article do we get from the Elephants of 

 Africa ? Ivory. 



What grows extensively in Abyssinia ? Coffee. 



What large bird in Africa? The Ostrich. For what 

 are they useful ? Where are they raised in large numbers ? 

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In what parts of Africa do some white people live ? On 

 the northern, western, and south coasts. 



Where do the savage and warlike Kaffirs and Zulus 

 live ? In the south. 



