7th African Civilizations Chapter

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has some of the earliest human fossils

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Great Rift Valley

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their invasion brought down the Songhai Empire

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Moroccans

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largest trading center in West Africa by 250 B.C.E.

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Djenné-jeno

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a cloth whose name comes from an African word meaning “basket”

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Kente

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tropical grasslands with enough rain for farming and herding

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savanna

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Whom did the kings of Mali put in charge of provinces?

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generals

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Mansa Musa of Mali

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encouraged Muslim scholars to move to his capital.

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Who brought Islam to Ghana? Options: the Bantu, Songhai leaders, Mansa Musa, Muslim traders

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Muslim traders

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What is an important purpose of griots?

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to pass on history and culture through storytelling

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A group of people who can trace their histories to a single ancestor and are expected to support one another is called a_______________.

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lineage group