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25 Cards in this Set
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Climate zones in Africa
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Mild
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Zone in northern coast and southern tip
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sahara
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desert in the north
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Kalahari
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Desert in the south
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rain
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forest along equator
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Savannas
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broad grasslands, across africa north & south of rain forest
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Kush
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100 B.C. independent state south of egypt, AKA Nubia...(200 BC) VIP trading center, until 150 A.D. declined B/C of Axum....
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Ayum
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colony started by Arabs in highlands of Ethiopia, later independent state with combined arab & african culture
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King Ezana
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converted to christianity, made it offical religion of Axum (330 A.D.)
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Ghana
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The first great trading state in west africa... 500 A.D. Upper ****** Niger River Val. (Weakened by Wars, collapsed 1100's)
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Ghana
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Ruled by kings with large armies, had gold, traded for salt, metal goods, textiles, horses...
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Berbers
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Nomadic peoples, camel caravans were the crucial factor in trade
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Mali
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was the next & greatest trading society in west africa... Mid 1300's also rich B/C of gold & salt trade
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Sundiata Kerta
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founder of his nation, defeated ghanaians, took capital, united his people.... became muslim but kept traditional african religion, too
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Mansa Musa
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doubled the size of the kingdom of Mali... strong central government., pilgramage to mecca
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Timbuktu
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became a famous city in Mali B/C of the Sankore mosque
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Songhai
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Last kingdom in west africa , streched 1000's of miles along niger river
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Bantu
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a language group from west africa niger river.. that migrated to east africa & south to the congo river
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Muslims
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from arabian peninsula, persian gulf started trading ports on E. African coast... Mogadishu, mombasa, kilwa
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Lineage
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groups... basis of african society. Identity determined by membership in extended family group
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Lineage
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groups... basis of african society. Identity determined by membership in extended family group
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Mogadishu
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This port city is in somalia "Black Hawk Down"
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Lineage
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groups... basis of african society. Identity determined by membership in extended family group
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Mogadishu
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This port city is in somalia "Black Hawk Down"
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Monbasa
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This port city is in Kenya
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