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African Civilization
Ghana, Mali and Songhai
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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. |