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15 Cards in this Set
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the Sahara, rain forests and savannas are all...
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located on the african plateau
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what factor allowed artisans to thrive in the rain forest kingdoms?
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food surpluses and natural resources
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how were many traditional african religions similar to christianity, judaism, and islam?
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they all believed in one superior god
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how were children educated in medieval west africa?
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griots taught them hisotry and moral lessons through fables
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what major crops did the portuguese produce using enslaved africans?
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portuguese grew tobacco, rice, cotton and sugar cane
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songs sung by enslaved africans
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songs of hardship, religious faith, freedom, gospels and connected them with homeland
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hans vischer called a trade route "Death Road" because
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it crossed the sahara desert
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the nile and niger rivers have what in common?
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they both gave rise to several civilizations
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what religion did king ezana of axum bring to africa
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christianity
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what is the earliest form of african art known?
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cave paintings
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what changed the nature of slavery in africa?
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the europeans arrived and built a new market for enslaved Africans and made it more of a racial thing.
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mansa musa of mali
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showcased his empire by taking a pilgrimage to mecca with a bunch of gold
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which kingdom developed in SE africa?
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zimbawe
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ghana became rich because...
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they taxed traders
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which ruler was devoted to making islam stronger?
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mansa musa
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