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10 Cards in this Set
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The Almoravids brought about the ___________ of the Soninke empire of Ghana.
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downfall
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Ghana's location between the salt mines and the gold fields helped it to become a major ___________
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trading center
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In 5000 B.C., the Sahara desert was ...
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a land of rich soil and grasses and flowing rivers.
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The Nok used iron to ...
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make weapons, farms tools, and sculptures.
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The Nok were the first West Africans to ...
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make iron
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As Africans left the Sahara to find better farm land, they settled along the banks of the ...
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Niger River
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Arab traders taught the West Africans ___________.
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writing and number systems
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Food was so plentiful for the people of Jenne-jeno that ...
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they had time for jewelry making, sculptures, and other crafts.
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In Ghana, when a king died, the person named as the new king was ____________.
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the king's sisters son
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the act of following another person to a title or throne
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succession
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