[...]... they built a fort on the have French names site in 185 7 Even earlier they had begun to establish trade in Can you figure the area Dakar has since become one of the chief seaports of out why? western Africa It has a fine harbor Natural limestone cliffs protect the harbor from the force of the waves The French opened West Africa s first railway line in 188 5 The railway connected Dakar with the nearby island... poet of a lture African cu LEARN MORE! READ THESE ARTICLES… DAKAR, SENEGAL (VOLUME 8) • ISLAM (VOLUME 5) PEANUTS (VOLUME 10) Answer: a) Islam NOW? ID YOU hKr, the first presidenatn D o eng o 23 KNOW? DID YOtU e heart of Senegal’scity’s e a th The small island of Gorée, near Dakar, served as an outpost for slave trading for some three hundred years Slavery became illegal in Senegal in 184 8, and the trading... es freed slav LIBERIA Africa s Oldest Republic SE A T GH In the 182 0s some Americans who opposed slavery bought land in West Africa They used it to create a new country for freed slaves, whose ancestors had been taken from Africa This country was called Liberia Its government was set up as a republic modeled on the United States government Liberia is now the oldest republic in Africa Despite the origins... ARTICLES… LIBERIA (VOLUME 8) • PEANUTS (VOLUME 10) • SENEGAL (VOLUME 8) 25 Answer: The French founded Dakar in 185 7 They gave French names to many places in the city These names are still used today RCH LI T GH SE A NOW? YOU K0s the remains of DID y 197 ere Find and correct the error in the following sentence: Ethiopia is a young country located in the Horn of Africa region of eastern Africa A village lies... Guinea are the Malinke Other major groups in the country are the Susu, the Kissi, and the Kpelle Until 19 58 Guinea was a colony of France CH LI R Because of that the official language in Guinea is French But many African languages are spoken there as well LEARN MORE! READ THESE ARTICLES… AFRICA (VOLUME 8) • ATLANTIC OCEAN (VOLUME 1) ROCKS AND MINERALS (VOLUME 1) True or false? Most of the people in Guinea... country so that freed slaves from the United States could move to Africa, the home of their ancestors Monrovia was named after the U.S president James Monroe He was the president at the time Liberia was founded The first settlement was established in 182 2 It later developed into the city of Monrovia Liberia became an independent republic in 184 7, with Monrovia as its capital Most of the Fishermen in Monrovia... Monrovia hauling in their nets © Eldad Rafaeli/Corbis settlers from the United States arrived between 183 0 and 187 1 No longer enslaved, they were full of hope for making a fresh start at life Many people who already lived in Africa also moved to Monrovia and to the other new towns in Liberia In 185 1 the government of Liberia established a college in Monrovia That college, now called the University... 8) CHRISTIANITY (VOLUME 5) • COFFEE (VOLUME 10) Answer: Ethiopia is an ancient country located in the Horn of Africa region of eastern Africa KNOW? ID YOUplaces in Addis Ababa y D e an RCH LI T GH SE A Many of th gular addresses M e e re ven hav don’t hav ts don’t e ity’s stree to Addis Ababa, of the c o o if you g names S a guide get be sure to How did Addis Ababa get so many eucalyptus trees? 28. .. elevation of about 8, 000 feet above sea level It is the highest city in Africa At one time in Ethiopia’s history, a town called Entoto was the capital This town had a cold climate but lacked enough firewood to provide heat for the people The wife of Emperor Menilek II wanted him to build a house at a nearby hot springs The emperor did so, and a new city was founded around it in 188 7 The emperor’s wife... you might enjoy seeing the IFAN Museum It has a fine collection of art from Senegal and other African countries On the nearby island of Gorée is the Slave House, built in Flower merchants in Dakar 1 786 Many thousands of slaves passed © Wolfgang Kaehler/Corbis through it on their way to being shipped away from Africa The Slave House is now a museum where you can see the tiny cells where the slaves were . writing from the publisher. My First Britannica: Volume 8: Africa 20 08 Britannica. com may be accessed on the Internet at http://www .britannica. com. Encyclopædia Britannica, Britannica, and the Thistle. NEW DELHI PARIS SEOUL SYDNEY TAIPEI TOKYO MY FIRST BRITANNICA Africa 8 © 20 08 by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. International Standard Book Number:9 78- 1-59339-476-9 (set) No part of this work. . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Windhoek, Namibia: Namibia’s Windy Corner . . . . . . . 80 South Africa: Diamond Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 South Africa: A People Apart . .