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African Kingdoms
Studies Weekly (week 8)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| called a "ship" of the desert because of its ability to transport supplies and passengers | camel |
| a holy trip made for spiritual reasons (to Mecca, to Jerusalem, etc.) | pilgrimage |
| a region also known as Nubia | Kush |
| a center of learning and Islam in ancient Mali | Timbuktu |
| storytellers who pass on traditions and stories | griots |
| animals that sleep during the day and are active at night (example: "Bats are ____________ creatures.") | nocturnal |
| one of two mountain ranges in the Sahara | Ahaggar |
| traded equally for gold in ancient West Africa (hint: We get the word "salary" from the name of this substance.) | salt |
| a large group of people and their goods | caravan |
| the largest desert in the world (and probably the coldest) | Antarctica |
| A great leader of the West African Kingdom of Mali; he built libraries and was a devout Muslim who led a huge pilgrimage of 60,000 people to the city of Mecca. | Mansa Musa |
| A huge desert in Africa; second largest in the world | Sahara |
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