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20 Cards in this Set
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Where was Nubia and what were their ways of life?
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Southern Nile Valley; Mastered bow and arrow, conquered surrounding communities.
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Where was Kush and what were their ways of life?
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Southern Nile River Valley; Important trade center, produced iron.
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Where was Axum and what were their ways of life?
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Near the Red Sea; Established trade with many cultures.
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Where was Nok and what were thier ways of life?
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West Africa; Used metal tools to farm land.
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What kingdom was sundiata the ruler of and what were his achivements
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Mali
restored salt and gold trade, restored farm production |
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who was mansa musa the ruler of and what were his achievments
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mali
opened trade routes, introduced islamic culture to mali, built mosques |
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what was sunni ali the ruler of and what were his achivments
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songhai
exspanded kingdom to include much of west africa |
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what was Askra Muhammad the ruler of and what were his achivments
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songhai
divided kingdom into provinces, introduced laws based on islam |
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What are oral traditions?
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Legends and history passed by word of mouth from one generation to another.
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What five sections can Africa be divided into?
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North, South, East, West, Central.
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What is a plateau?
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A high, flat area.
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What are savannas?
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Treeless grasslands
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What is Africa's highest mountain?
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Kilimanjaro
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What are matrilineal societies?
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Villages that traced their descent through mothers rather than fathers.
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monotheism
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belief in one god
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ghana
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king
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mosques
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muslim houses of worship
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monopoly
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sole control or ownership
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multicultural
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populated by a variety of cultural groups
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What's the Great Zimbabwe?
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A wall that protected Zimbabwe.
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