West Africa Flashcard

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What large body of water borders Africa to the north?

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Mediterranean Sea

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What physical feature of Africa impeded the movement of people, goods and ideas?

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Sahara Desert

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What physical feature in West Africa encouraged the movement of people, goods and ideas?

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Niger River

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Trade routes to Asia, Mansa Musa's pilgrimage, and architectures building mosques are reasons for the arrival of what religion to West Africa?

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Islam

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What West African trade good was used to preserve meat prior to refrigeration? Options: Ivory, Salt, Gold, Ice

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Salt

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A group of traders traveling together.

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Caravan

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Learning and cultural ideas passed down orally(verbally), from one generation to the next.

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Oral Tradition

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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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Their location on major trade routes allowed them to prosper economically.

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Africa is a

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continent

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This king of Mali is thought to be the richest person that ever lived

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Mansa Musa