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African Civilization
Ghana, Mali and Songhai
Question | Answer |
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The world's second -largest continent | Africa |
The world's largest desert | Sahara |
A slightly dry region that extends from the Atlantic Ocean through northern Senegal well into East Africa | Sahel |
Rain is most common in Africa along this imaginary line | equator |
A place where West Africans began making iron tools | Nok |
Each ______ specialized in a craft or a trade. | clan |
This metal was much harder than other materials. | iron |
Ghana did this to the people they conquered. | enslaved |
This trade relied heavily on gold and salt. | Trans-Saharan |
Kings controlled this material. | Gold |
One of the reasons for Ghana's decline. | overpopulation |
Songhai's scholars learned to read and write in Arabic to read this book. | The Quran |
This new empire emerged in 1235 BCE. | Mali |
Timbuktu | This city became a center for Islamic scholarship. |
Songhai | The Songhai empire practiced this religion. |