Ch 8 African Civilizations

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The Sahara is

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the world's largest desert

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Trans-Saharan trade in early West Africa MAINLY involved the exchange of _________ for gold.

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Salt

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What was the main reason camels were used as the dominant source of transportation across northern Africa?

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They were very good at traveling across the Sahara Desert.

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Why was salt so valuable?

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People needed salt to preserve food.

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The vegetation zone with flat grasslands and abundant animal life.

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savannah

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What item did the people of West Africa usually trade to get salt?

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gold

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Which of the following products was NOT traded during the early African trading empires? gold, ivory, oil, slaves

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oil

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Which of these was a great commercial and intellectual center on the Niger River?
Options:
Timbuktu,
Mogadishu,
Kilwa,
Kumbi-Saleh

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Timbuktu

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A family group that includes the father, mother, children, and close relatives is called......

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an extended family

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How did the location of cities in the West African empires of Ghana and Mali influence their growth?

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location on major trade routes allowed them to prosper economically.