European Explorers of Africa JAMES BRUCE 1 st

European Explorers of Africa

JAMES BRUCE • 1 st major European explorer of Africa • From England, 1770 • Discovered Lake Tana in Ethiopia, source of the Blue Nile

MUNGO PARK • 1 st European explorer to explore the Niger River • from England, 1776

RENÉ CALLIE • From France, 1828 • 1 st European to enter Timbuktu and return alive

JOHANN REBMANN • German missionary, 1848 • 1 st European to see Mount Kilimanjaro

DAVID LIVINGSTONE • From England, 1855, doctor & missionary • Explored Zambezi River • Found & named Victoria Falls • Translated Bible into African languages

DAVID LIVINGSTONE • Explored & mapped the area • Exposed the evils of the Slave trade • Cured the sick

Richard Burton & John Speke • From England, 1858 • Found source of the Nile River, Lake Victoria • Speke (alone) found Lake Tanganyika

SIR SAMUEL BAKER • From England, 1864 • Found Lake Albert, source of the White Nile

HENRY MORTON STANLEY • Scottish newspaperman who lived in the U. S. • Found Livingstone & explored the Congo/Zaire River • “Dr. Livingstone, I presume”

Accomplishments of the Explorers 1. Explored the 4 great Rivers of Africa 2. Wrote books - generated interest 3. Drew maps 4. Found highly developed civilizations

THE MISSIONARIES POSITIVE ASPECTS 1. Spread Christianity 2. Attempted to wipe out slavery 3. Built schools, hospitals, and churches

THE MISSIONARIES NEGATIVE ASPECTS 1. Reports were filled with bias and error 2. Many African customs were considered savage & primitive