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14 Cards in this Set
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Africa was once called the ______________ continent.
Why? |
dark
b/c Europeans had explored only a small part |
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The ___________ocean borders Africa on the east.
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Indian
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The largest desert is the_________________ .
The hottest desert is the ________________ . The places where vegetation grows in the desert is an |
Sahara
Sahara Oasis |
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Important African Rivers include the _____________, _____________________, and the ___________________ .
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Nile Niger Congo
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Nubia is also known as the Kingdom of ________________ .
The war with ____________ destroyed the kingdom of Kush. |
Kush
Aksum |
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Aksum was powerful b/c of _________________________.
________________ was used as an unusual building material. |
Trade
Salt |
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These help camels survive in the desert:
Invisible things traders carried across the desert were |
Broad feet, hump filled with fat, double rows of eye lashes.
Culture, religion, ideas |
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This is another name for the "Land of gold."
Location was important for Ghana bc it was in the center of____________ ______________. |
Ghana
trade routes |
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This was used as a valuable tool to keep food from spoiling.
The _____________ is a rolling dry plain south of the Sahara. |
Salt
saheel |
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Sundatita was known as the fearless lion bc_____________
Sumanguru did not kill Sundatia bc he was |
He was fearless in battle.
weak and handicapped. |
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Timbuktu was famous for its
Mansa Musa made a pilgrimage to __________________ bc he was required to. |
Mosques, University, and library
Mecca |
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In the 1300's western Africa is called the ______________ ____________ ________________________ bc of Mansa Musa's long reign.
Mali was eclipsed by the ________________ ____________. |
Century of Musa
Sanghi Empire |
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We remember the travels of Ibn Butatta to _____________, ___________________ and ________________ bc he wrote a book about them in a book called ______________.
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Arabia, China, India
Rihlah |
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`Askia Muhamed was a devout ____________________.
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Muslim
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