African Kingdoms Vocab

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Sub Saharan Africa

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Regions of Africa located south of the Sahara Desert.

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Axum's rise as a trading power

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Controlled trade routes between Rome, Arabian Peninsula, and India.

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Trading method where merchants negotiate and exchange goods without direct interaction.

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Silent Barter

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Moroccan explorer who journeyed through Africa and Asia, author of a travel book.

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Ibn Battuta

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Major city in West Africa known for Islam, academics, and trade.

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Timbuktu

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Largest hot desert in North Africa

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Sahara

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Ethnic Group:

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People sharing the same language, tradition, values, culture.

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River home to Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires

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Niger River

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Region in Africa directly south of the Sahara, transitioning between dry and wet climates.

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Sahel

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West African kingdom by the Soninke, wealthy from trade routes and gold.

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Ghana Empire