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Chapter 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mount Kilomanjaro | Tallest mountain in Africa |
| Savanna | dry grasslands south of the Sahara Desert in Africa |
| Mohammed I Askia | Made Timbktu a commercial center.Built Songhai into a strong kingdom |
| Sahara | largest desert in Africa |
| Transportation Issues | Sub-Saharan, choppy currents in the river system |
| Jungle | thick growth where light gets through the canopy |
| Griots | story tellers who told the oral history of their tribes |
| Sonni Ali | Took over Timbuktu. Placed lots of ships in the Niger. |
| Great Rift Valley | created by plate tectonics ripping a hole in the core. 1 half=ocean, other half=salt |
| Gold-for-salt trade | Control of these trade routes was important to both Kush and Aksum |
| Mansa Musa | Made Timbuktu into a learning center. Supporter of education, the arts, and public building |
| Magadishu and Mambasa | trade centers of the Swahili culture |
| Shona | culture that occupies what is now Zimbabwe |
| Matrillineal | trace history through the mother |
| Tropical Rain Forest | a vast forest with a canopy (lots of rain) |
| King Ezana | brought Christianity to Africa |