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Medival Africa
Bellevue Medieval History chapter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| plateau | an area of high flat land |
| Benue River | where the Bantu people lived and traveled out from |
| Caravan | group of traveling merchants and animals |
| Camels | broad cushioned feet, stored fat, and does not need water often |
| Ghana | first West African empire |
| Mali | conquered Ghana and became empire in West Africa |
| Griots | storytellers |
| Sundiata Keita | warrior-king who conquered Ghana |
| Timbuktu | West African trade city |
| Mansa Musa | last strong king of Mali |
| Sunni Ali | leader of the Sognhai |
| Songhai | West African empire in 1492 |
| Rain Forest | area of dense vegitation and heavy rains |
| Sahara | large African desert |
| Savanna` | tropical grasslands |
| Bantu | wandering people who settled most of Africa |
| Dhows | an Arab sailboat |
| Niger River | major trade river in west Africa |
| Traded Goods | Salt,gold |
| Salt | used to preserve meat, as valuable as gold |
| Gold | presious metal of great value |
| Olaudah Equiano | a member of the Igbo who wrote about their religion |
| Ibn Battuta | a young Arab lawyer who traveled 73,000 miles to see the Muslim world |
| Askia Muhammad | Muhammad Ture took over the Songhai government and renamed himself this |
| sultan | leader in East Africa |
| Swahili | a language that is a blend of African and Muslim elements |
| clan | a group of people descended from the same ancestor. |