West African Empires - Flashcards

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Ghana

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First known kingdom in sub-Saharan West Africa between the sixth and thirteenth centuries C.E. .

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gold

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a mineral used in coins and jewelry; money

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trans-Saharan

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across the Sahara desert

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Islam

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the religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life

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currency

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money

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Afro-Eurasia

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Africa, Europe, and Asia

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salt

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a mineral used especially to season or preserve food

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Mali

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The kingdom in West Africa that followed the Kingdom of Ghana; its wealth is also based on trans-Saharan trade; this kingdom encouraged the spread of Islam.

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Ibn Battuta

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Moroccan Muslim scholar, the most widely traveled individual of his time. He wrote a detailed account of his visits to Islamic lands from China to Spain and the western Sudan.

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Timbuktu

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City on the Niger River in the modern country of Mali. As part of the Mali empire, Timbuktu became a major major city of the trans-Saharan trade and a center of Islamic learning.