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Medieval Africa

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Vegetation Zone An area defined by a type of weather and its kind of land.
rain forest A type of vegetation zone that is hot, gets a lot of rain and has many trees.
savanna A type of vegetation zone that is warm, dry, and has lots of grass.
desert A type of vegetation zone that is hot and very dry with very little to no rain.
Ghana (400 - 1200) A powerful west African empire that grew rich because of trade.
Mali (1200 - 1450) A large empire that took over after the Ghana empire fell apart.
empire A large area with lots of different groups of people controlled by single group that is different than the other groups.
Trans-saharan across the Sahara (desert)
caravan long trains of camels traveling together on trading trips.
culture a shared system of beliefs of a group of people
ethics ideas of right and wrong
sultan Arabic for "leader"
Timbuktu A great trading city in West Africa that als0 become an important city of Islamic culture.
Mansa Munsa Powerful King of the Mali Empire who converted to Islam and made a pilgrimmage to Mecca.
climate the kind of weather in a place
Sahara Desert the largest desert in the world located in North Africa.
culture The arts, customs, and habits for a large group of people (e.g. American culture, Mexican culture, etc)
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