Ch.13 L2 Flashcard

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_____ was the first of the great trading states to emerge in the area south of the Sahara in West Africa.

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Ghana

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Which of the following factors is the main reason that Ghana became a powerful empire in West Africa? Options: It had extremely productive agriculture, It controlled the gold and salt trade in that region, It traded extensively with European countries, It was the first African empire to industrialize

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It controlled the gold and salt trade in that region

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The trade of which two products shaped the early history of North and West Africa? Options: ivory and salt, salt and gold, silk and gold, spices and ivory

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salt and gold

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What animal helped merchants cross the Sahara Desert?

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Camels

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Why was salt so valuable?

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It kept food from spoiling.

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Early African kingdoms such as Ghana (800s-1000CE) and Mali (1200-1450CE) made most of their wealth by

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trading gold across the Sahara Desert.

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In African history, the main purpose of a "griot" was to

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Tell stories and preserve the history of the people.

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Although they were located in Africa, the Ghana and Mali Empires both adopted the main religion of Arab Traders, which was:

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Islam

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The savannah is

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open grassland.

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What is a caravan?

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group of traders that travel together