History Flashcard

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Across which body of water did West African gold, salt, and enslaved people travel to Europe?

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Mediterranean Sea

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Which city became a major cultural center under the Mamluks?

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Cairo

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How did Mansa Musa and the Mali Empire gain great wealth? Options: By mining gold, By taxing trade goods that went through the empire, By conquering neighboring lands, By developing agriculture

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By taxing trade goods that went through the empire

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What was a job typically performed by women in sub-Saharan Africa?

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Diary Entries

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Why was Timbuktu important?

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It was the center for trading and learning.

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Which trade goods made Ghana wealthy?

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Gold and salt

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Which people established the trading empire known as Great Zimbabwe?

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Shona

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Why did Feudalism occur? Options: Invasions of groups like the Vikings made it difficult for the King of Europe to maintain order, To promote trade, To expand territories, To develop agriculture

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Invasions of groups like the Vikings made it difficult for the King of Europe to maintain order

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The Magna Carta was a document that eventually was used to strengthen the idea that monarch's power was:

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Limited, not absolute

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What type of literature was written in the language of everyday speech in a particular region?

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Vernacular