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Africa

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Sahel a semiarid atrip of land across the center of Africa that divides the Sahara from wetter areas
savanna open grasslands
Great Rift Valley a region of deep valleys, or rifts, and narrow lakes in eastern Africa
Nile longest river in the world, important for development of early civilizations, travel, trade
Gold/Salt Trade important to the rise of Ghana (gold) and Mali, which controled the trade routes with Northern Africa (salt)
Bantu migrations occured during the 1st century; Batu speaking peoples moved east and south in Africa; helped spread techniques for farming and iron working
Mansa Musa (mansa = King) Muslim ruler of Mali from 1307-1332 as it grew in size and wealth, built mosques,schools and libraries; expanded trade, supported the arts and promoted Islam died in 1332
Ibn Battutah travelled extensively during 1300s throughout China, Africa, and much of Muslim world; wrote a book about his travels
desertification the transformation of habitable land to desert through a change in climate or destructive land use
animism the belief that all things in nature have spirits
Ghana powerful African empire from AD 800 to 1076, grew rich by taxing and controlling trade in West Africa
Songhai West African empire that conquered Mali and controlled trade from 1400s to 1591
Mali powerful African empire from 1230-1433; became wealthy and sophisticated; Timbuktu
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