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Q4W2African Trading
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Savannah | grasslands that have small trees and shrubs |
| Ghana | emerged in about 500 A.D. and became one of the first great trading states. |
| gold | made Ghana the center of an enormous trading empire. |
| salt | People needed salt to help prevent them from getting dehydrated. |
| Berbers | nomadic traders who traveled in camel caravans. Muslim merchants bought goods from local traders and sold the items to the Berbers. |
| Ships of the desert | Camels were useful for desert travel because they could drink large amounts of water at one time. They could also travel for many days with little food. |
| Mogadishu, Mombasa, and Kilwa | Trading ports on Africa’s eastern coast |
| Muslim and Arabic religion and architecture | became a part of African culture. Because the Muslim traders interacted with the Africans, a mixed African-Arabian culture grew in the coastal areas |