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38 Cards in this Set
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What tax did Ghana impose to people |
Taxed people to travel through their country |
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griot |
African story teller |
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African Diaspora |
Spreading of their culture |
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clan |
a group of people descended from the same ancestor |
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swahili |
The language and culture of East African people of Africa |
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dhow |
type of boat that Arabs sailed to Africa |
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Why is Sahara Desert important |
Because it was trade route from Timbuktu to Mediterranean sea |
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why is Niger River important |
People built towns near the river to live, to transport goods
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why is Songhai important |
largest empire lasted more than 100 years, ruled Timbuktu, slave trade, and Timbuktu |
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why is Sahel important |
It was a trade route and people had homes there to live |
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why is Mali important |
controlled important trade routes across the sahara desert |
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Why is Ghana important |
They collected all the taxes, skilled with iron, best military and had gold and salt mines |
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why is Zimbabwe important |
It is a trading center and supplied gold, copper,and ivory to the East coast of Africa |
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Meaning of "Bantu" |
"The People" |
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Who is Mansa Musa |
King of Mali allowed different religions but devoted Islam Stronger |
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Who is Askia Muhammad |
He was a emperor and a reformer of the Songhai Empire |
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Who is Sundiata Keita |
The first leader of Mali empire |
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Who is Sunni Ali |
The leader of Songhai |
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Who is Sumunguru |
evil tyrant |
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What items in Africa did they trade |
Gold, Salt, Copper, Yam, Rice, Banana, Leather,Ivory and Cloth |
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What was Africa's oldest written history |
"Glory of the Kings" |
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What was the African religion |
Islam AND native African religion |
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What was the effect of slavery in Africa |
African slaves went to other areas and spread language and culture |
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Why was African art and culture important |
It keep African history and culture alive |
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Who is Sultan |
Muslim Leader |
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Oral history |
Stories passed down from generation to generation |
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African Plateau |
An area that is high flat land |
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What is Extended families |
They are families that are made of several generations |
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Matrilineal villages |
It is traced descent through mothers rather than fathers |
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Who first develop in the middle ages |
Ghana |
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Which city is located on the red sea |
Axum |
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Teachers in Africa |
Villagers |
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Which Queen led a war against Muslim invaders of her kingdom |
Danilla |
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How did Mansa Musa attempt to strengthen Islam in Mali? |
He was devoted to Muslim. He made Mali known to the world when he set out to Makkah as pilgrimage. Built library to have all Muslim books. |
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How was Mali ruled differently from Ghana? |
In Mali, Mansa Musa rewarded citizens with gold, land and horses to keep them loyal.They put generals in charge of provinces. |
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How did early empires of Africa gain wealth and power? |
By trading gold and salt to make money |
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Ghana and Mali became successful kingdoms because.... |
they controlled the trade along the Niger River trade routes |
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Speaking the Arabic language and following the Islamic faith became acceptable in West African cities partly because.... |
these influences helped African merchants trade goods with Muslim Arabs |
