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28 Cards in this Set
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What was the western border of the Mali Empire?
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Atlantic Ocean
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What animal did Malians hunt by kidnapping a calf and then reintroducing it into a herd?
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Buffalo
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What did Malians use for bowls?
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Gourds
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What is a griot?
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Member of a caste of professinol historians
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What is the Turummi?
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A myth that an animal ate kids late at night
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What separates North Africa from sub-Saharan Africa?
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The Equator
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What changes in the Sahars?
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Shrinks when rains
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What is the mountain range in North Africa?
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Atlas
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What two rivers did Malians use extensively?
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Senegal, Niger river
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What is the southern most dessert in Africa?
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Kalahari Dessert
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What two cities in the empire of Mali?
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Gao and Timbuktu
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Who is the founder of Mali?
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Sundiate Kieta
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What is the Sahal?
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The Sub-Sahara
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Three achivements of Islamic Society?
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1. Gupta Mathematicians
2. Place Value System 3. First Map of the Human Body |
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What created the two divisions of Islam, and what are they?
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When Muhammad died, Islam was split into two divions, the Shites and Sunnis. The Shiites consider Ali, the cousin of Muhammad, and his descendants as Muhammad’s true successors.
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What are the Five Pillars?
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-1-One g-d
-2-Prayer -3-Charity -4-Fasting in Ramadan -5-Pilgramage |
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What is Ethnocentrism?
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One culture belives that their group is superior to another group
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Who founded the Shang Dynasty?
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Tang founded the Shang Dynasty
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WHo is the leader of Islam?
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Muhmmad
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Who is theleader of Buddhism?
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Saddharta Gautama
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Who si the leader of Daoism?
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Laozi
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Founding date of Islam?
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661 AD
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Founding of Buddhism
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556 BC
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Founding of Confucianism
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551 BC
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Founding of Daoism
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551 BC
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What is a Primary Source?
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Firsthand Information
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What is a Secondary Source?
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Descriptions of an event
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What is the Madinnah Compact?
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Which created an Islamic State
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