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| grassland with scattered trees |
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| different people in a society have special job skills |
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a 14th century king (or Mansa) who ruled the Mali Empire from about 1312 to 1337. He is remembered for his hajj (pilgramge) and as a benefactor of Islamic scholarship.
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| money taken in to run the government |
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| an Arab traveler and diplomat who wrote about Mali |
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| formal study and learning |
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| climate in a tropical savannah |
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| Skill in doing or making something, as in the arts |
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| In which area of vegitation would you expect to find large herds of grass-eating animals? |
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| A change in which one adopts a new religion, faith, or belief. |
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| ___________________ made trade easier between Mediterranean lands and sub-Saharan Africa. |
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| The climate of a tropical rain forest |
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| What helped Malis trade with North Africa the most? |
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| Its changing over to Islam |
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| Vegitation of a tropical savannah |
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| grassland with scattered trees |
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| How did iron help the Soninke people of Gahana? |
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| Iron weapons helped them defeat their neighbors |
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| Better food production leads to? |
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| How did Sundiata restore trade with North Africa? |
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| he recaptured the gold-producing regions of Gahana |
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| labor specialization leads to |
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| growth of crafts and trades |
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| How is Africa different from most other continents |
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| most of Africa is a large plateau |
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| What destroyed the empire of Gahna? |
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| What is the difference between a fact and an opinion? |
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fact- Knowledge or information based on real occurrences Opinion- A belief or conclusion held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof |
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| The kingdom of Gahna had complete control over the |
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| written records of the people |
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| Timbuktu in Mali was most famous in the thirteenth century as |
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| a center of Islamic learning |
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| Traders in ancient times reached sub-Saharan Africa by |
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| camel caravans across the Sahara |
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| What is the richest source of information about ancient Ghana? |
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| objects of Gahana found and studied by archaeologists |
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| The trade good most demanded by the people of Gahana was |
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| Gahna and Mali did not have what in common? |
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| The adoption of Islam as their official religion |
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| Why was it important for the king of Gahna to have control of the gold supply? |
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| if too much gold got on the market its value and price would drop. |
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| Name two reasons why powerful kingdoms developed near the Niger River. |
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and around the river was fertile area had rich supplies of gold and iron |
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| what was the center of Islamic scholarship in Mali? |
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| Why do Malinke people consider Sundiata to be a hero? |
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He rid them of a creul king he was a wise ruler he regained control of the salt and gold trade making his kngdom rich restored peace expanded the empire |
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| How did the kngdoms of Mali and Ghana use their natural resources and skills to build rich kingdoms. |
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Used their iron to make metal weapons to conquer other kingdoms took control of gold and became wealthy grew rich from taxes on traders selling ivory, wood, and slaves |
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