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Trades Africa

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Village Small kinship joined together for protection resources and more. Began to trade.
Kinship a family by blood marriage and adoption. The eldest member made decisions. Woman farmed, men cleared the lands for farming, and Children help both parents.
City/Town Trade centers and a city and towns were created by trades. Kings were in charge and taxed trade in the city and different cities.
Kingdom King and Queen ruled and were the richest out of the four. Controlled trade, taxes, armies,and religion. The kingdom grew through trade, alliances, and conquering.
clan a group with a common ancestor
Savannah flat grassy lands and scattered trees.
forest lots of vegetation and lots of gold and salt
Desert dry lands and very little plant life.
Berbers a group of salt-trading people that destroyed the capital of Ghana
salt it is used for medicine, keeps food from spoiling, added taste, melts snow and it was used to sometimes build houses with the salt blocks. Salt was used to trade for gold and other products.
gold it was used to trade for salt. People used gold to build weapons, jewelry, and parts or pieces of clothing.
Timbuktu A city that became the center route of trade and culture.
vegetation zones an area with plant any life.
provinces A principal administrative division of certain countries or empires
descendants future family generations, like sons and daughters.
cotton A soft white fibrous substance that surrounds the seeds of a tropical and subtropical plant. Under Sudiata reign farmers were skilled in farming and weaving cotton
pilgrimage a holy journey to a religious site.
Mansa Musa devoted Mulsim and is famous for going on a pilgrimage to Mecca with 300 pounds of gold, 80 camels, and 12000 slaves.
griot storytellers that used music to tell the stories
Islam religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah
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