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20 Cards in this Set
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Savanna
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short grassy plain
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Sahara
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largest desert in the world located north of Africa
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Atlas mountains
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Separates the Sahara from the Mediterranean sea
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Great rift valley
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a 4,000 thousand mile long valley located in east Africa
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Mount Kilimanjaro
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highest mountain Africa i is 19,340ft high
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Ghana
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Ancient kingdom in west Africa known for its trade in gold
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Koumbi
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Ghana capitol grate center of trade
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Mali
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important civilization located on the Niger river
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Timbuktu
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One of the major trading cities in Mali
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Jeene-jenno
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oldest city in sub Sahara Afica
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GAO
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east of Timbuktu eastern border of the empire of the songai began here
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griot
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are pro storytellers
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Sundiata
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founder of Mali empire
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Mansa Musa
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greatest king of mali sundiata grandson
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Swahili
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culture and language of East Africa
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oba
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Benin Kings
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Ethiopia
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Christian empire replaced the Axum civilization
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great Zimbabwe
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one of the largest sub-Sahara culture, known for their stone enclosure
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Benin
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forest kingdom along the Niger River
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Bantu
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family of languages spoken in many parts of Africa
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