African Kingdoms

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What natural resource in West Africa was valued as much as gold?

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Salt

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What were the two most prominent religions within West Africa?

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Islam and animism

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What is a griot?

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A story-teller, historian, and/or musician

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The song clip in this question contains what aspect of African music?

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Polyrhythm

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The traditional religion of Animism believes...

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Objects in nature have souls or spirits

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The West African ruler who was most responsible for spreading Islam was

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Mansa Musa

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the unique culture of Africa's East Coast and the language spoken there

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Swahili

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stories passed down from generation to generation

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oral history

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tropical grasslands dotted with small trees and shrubs

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savanna

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World's largest desert in Northern Africa

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Sahara