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20 Cards in this Set
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Rifts
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Long, deep valleys formed by movements in Earth's crust.
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sub-Saharan Africa
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south of the Sahara.
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How is the Niger river important?
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source of food, water, and transportation.
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What are the four different regions?
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desert, semiarid, savannah, and rainforest.
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Sahel
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a strip of land that divides the desert from the wetter areas.
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savannah
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open grassland with scattered trees.
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rain forests
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moist densely wooded areas.
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What are some resources of West Africa?
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dates, kola nuts, salt, and gold.
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What was the use of gold?
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It was too soft for tools and weapons, but made beautiful jewelry and coins.
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extended family
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included the father, mother, children, and close relatives in one household
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Why did grain grow badly in the savannah?
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poor soil.
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after loyalty, what was another central feature to villages.
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religion; would make a statue of dead relative and share news a problems to the ancestors.
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animism
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belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects had spirits.
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What happened in 500 BC?
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They found the metal, iron.
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Who were some of the first people to use the iron?
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Nok people of Nigeria.
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What happened due to the finding of iron?
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helped farmers clear fields faster, defended people, chopped down trees faster; helped with power.
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What happened in the year 200 AD?
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The Romans started using camels to trade.
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Why were the camels so important?
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could store water, carry heavy loads and people could cross the Sahara in two months.
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Describe the salt and gold trades.
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People from Sahara had a lot of salt and people from south had a lot of gold, so they traded and both got wealthy. The Saharans traded the gold to the European countries and got some more money.
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What is Timbuktu?
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A town in Western Africa that became a large trade center due to gold and salt.
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