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18 Cards in this Set
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Mansa Musa
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Led Mali to peak of power, made pilgrimage to promote island
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Sundiata
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"lion Prince" that led Mail's rise to power
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Kush
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East African empire
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Ghana
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1st West African civilization to control the region/trade
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Swahili
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"people of the coast" that blende African and Muslim culture
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Axum
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Kingdom that conquered Kush and brought Christianity
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Timbuktu
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Major trade city for West African kingdoms on Niger River
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Songhai
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Kingdom after Mali with Ali as first ruler
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Mali
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West African ruling kingdom, used generals to control provinces
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Mogadishu
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Major trade port on Africa's east coast
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Griots
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Storytellers that spread African history by mouth
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Plateau
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An elevated piece of flat land
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Savanna
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tropical grassland with spotted grassland
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Nile River
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Africa's longest river
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Lake Victoria
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Africa's largest fresh water
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Congo
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Rainforest that dominates
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Sahara
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Desert of North Africa
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Kalahari
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Desert of South Africa
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