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North Africa
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Thin coastal plain bordering med. sea- mild temperature- frequent rainfall
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East Africa
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Includes Kenya Tanzania and Uganda
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West Africa
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coastline- relatively unbroken- few natural harbors- niger + congo river
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Central Africa
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region near equator- lush tropical rainforest
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South Africa
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Kalahari Desert- below: cool fertile highlands
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Sahara
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"sahr"- "wilderness" larger than US.- wind swept rock- gravel- shifting sand dunes- north africa
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Great rift Valley
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Deep crack- east africa- 40 miles width- 2,000 ft depth- red sean to southern africa
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Mt. Kilimanjaro
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tanzania- 19,340 ft
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Kalahari Desert
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southern africa
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Nubia
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southern part of nile valley- sudan- close contact with egypt
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Napata
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capital of kush- temples- monuments- pyramids
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Meroe
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new capital city of kush- major production of iron-
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Adulis
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capital of axum- most important sea port
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Ghana
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first powerful west african kingdom
kings- ghana- war chief |
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Mali
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once part of Ghana- became powerful
Sundita Keita Mansa Musa decline- mansa musa died |
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makkah
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famous pilgrimage made my mansa musa- hadj
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timbuktu
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capital of mali- Mansa Musa built great palace
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kilwa
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virtual monopoly on gold from interio
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mombasa
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north of kilwa- important coastal city
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zanzibar
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important center of trade- ivory and gold
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