African Kingdoms Chapter 12

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longest river in West Africa; a trading highway in early times.

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Niger River

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first West African Empire that became wealthy through controlling the salt and gold trade.

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Ghana

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second West African empire that prospered from gold-salt trade. After converting to Islam, became a center of Muslim culture.

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Mali

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first West African ruler who converted to Islam and took a famous pilgrimage to Mecca.

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Mansa Musa

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largest of the West African trading empires, known for spreading Islam and the Arabic language in West Africa.

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Songhai

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Professional story-tellers or oral historians; record keepers of their culture

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Griots

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Who was the Muslim leader of Mali that made a pilgrimage to Mecca?

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Mansa Musa

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The wealth of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai was based on what?

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The gold and salt trade

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Which river helped West Africa thrive? Options: Niger, Congo, Nile, Zambezi

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Niger

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Which city was famous for being a trade center?

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Timbuktu