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17 Cards in this Set
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1. Great Rift Valley
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Valley in East Africa that is much like the Grand Canyon in the USA
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2. Savannas
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grasslands that is north and south of the rain forest, and covers about 40% of Africa’s land area
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3. Sahara
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desert in the north of Africa which is the largest in the world
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4. Kalahari
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desert in the south of Africa
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5. Nubia
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ancient civilization south of Egypt
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6. Kush
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ancient civilization which conquered the Nubians and later conquered and ruled Egypt for 200 years
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7. Axum
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located in present day Ethiopia and replaced Kush as the leader in trade and was distinctive in that they were a Christian nation
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8. Ghana
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first great trading nation in west Africa in about 500 A.D., located on the Niger River, and they had an abundance of gold
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9. Berbers
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nomadic people whose camel caravans became known as the fleets of the desert
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Mali
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when Ghana collapsed during the 1100’s this civilization rose upn the establish a trading nation
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11. Sundiata Keita
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leader who helped establish Mali as a power in West Africa
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Timbuktu
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Great trading city of Mali who controlled the salt and gold trade in West Africa
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Mansa Musa
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King of Mali who ruled from 1312 to 1337 and doubled the size of Mali, and became a devout Mulsim
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Songhai
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people who lived along the Niger river who were to conquer Mali and take over the gold and salt trade
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Sunni Ali
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Muslim leader of the Songhai who created the first dynasty of the Sunni
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Muhammad Ture
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overthrew the son of Sunni Ali to become its leader in 1493 and divided Songhai into provinces
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Bantu
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a family of languages spoken by people from east Africa and the people were mainly farmers
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