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23 Cards in this Set
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what types of food were grown in sub-saharan africa?
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millet,songhum, and maize
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what term refers to the belief that spirits live in trees,rivers,rocks,and mountains?
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Animalism
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What name did the greeks give to aksum and all territories below it?
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Ethiopia
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what was the name of the slave who introduced coptic christianity to ethiopia
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frumentius
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what famous city was located near the niger river
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timbukto
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the abundance of gold in west africa led europeans to refer to this region as the _______
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Gold Coast
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why was the camel essential for trans saharan trade
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they are one of the few animals that can survive the journey
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why did christianity decline while islam expanded in west africa
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muslim traders
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why did the africans avoid killing their livestock
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because they are a sign of wealth so if they kill livestock they are losing wealth
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what african clan in kenya believed in one god and had an account of creation that somewhat resembled the account in scripture
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kikuyu
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how did the spread of islam in sub saharan africa differ from that in northern africa
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it was more gradual in sub saharan africa
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what is a tribe
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an african society continued one level above family and clan
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the largest family group in africa was the _____
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Clan
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what is swahili
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swahili is a trade language built upon the bantu language
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list 3 products traded in east africa
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gold,ivory,and stones
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what does zimbabwe mean
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great house of stone
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what is the sahara
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a desert that covers most of northern africa
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what is a savannah
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flat grasslands in africa
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what is a sahel
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a narrow strip of land in africa between the sahara desert and the rain forests
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what is lalibela
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a coptic holy city in ethiopia that contains churches carved in rock below ground level
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what are the three largest and most important empires of the region
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Ghana,Mali,and songhai
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what was the name of the city where the great enclosure was built
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zimbabwe
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what city became a key coastal port for the empire of zimbabwe
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kilwa
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