West Africa

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A savannah is

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a flat grassland.

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These people passed on traditions of their people through songs and stories.

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Griots

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This is the term from each person in a community doing a specialized job.

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labor specialization

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This West African city was a great center of trade that had mosques, universities, and libraries.

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Timbuktu

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How did West Africans record their history? Options: orally, in books, on tape, with hyroglyphs

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orally

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Who was the founder of the Mali Empire?

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Sundiata

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Who was a king of the Mali empire and was considered the richest man to ever live? Options: Mansa Musa, Askia Muhammad, Suni Ali, Pumba

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Mansa Musa

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This was traded for gold and was considered to have the same worth pound for pound: millet, salt, books, textiles

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salt

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In West African villages, what did most people's lives center on? Options: farming, hunting and gathering, making salt, gold

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farming

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What large body of water borders Africa to the north?

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Mediterranean Sea