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African Kingdoms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| caravan | group of traveling traders |
| Niger | important river in West Africa where Ghana & Mali were established. |
| import | product brought into a country |
| export | product sent out of a country |
| Mosque | a building for Muslim prayer |
| Islam | religion with the belief in one god, Allah |
| Ghana | kingdom of West Africa who became wealthy by providing protection along the Saharan trade routes |
| Mansa Musa | leader of west Africa known for spreading Islam and giving away gold on his pilgrimage |
| pilgrimage | a trip for religious reasons |
| Muslim | the name for a person who follows the Islam religion. |
| griot | a west African storyteller |
| Kush | kingdom of East Africa just below Egypt |