West African Kingdoms

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The Sahara is the world's largest what?

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Desert

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Who was the greatest of all the Songhai emperors?

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Askia Muammed

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What animals was used by travelers on the Sahara because it needed little water?

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Camel

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One of the two main rivers in West Africa is the?

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Niger River

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What is a raised flat region of land called?

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A Plateau

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What were the two main trade goods of West Africa?

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Gold and Salt

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What were the three main empires that developed in West Africa?

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Mali, Ghana, and Songhai

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In West African culture, what were Griots?

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Storytellers and Historians

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Drumming that combines two or more rhythms is called?

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Polyrhythmic

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This is what Vegetation zone in Africa? Options: Sahara/desert, Savanna/Grasslands, Mediterranean, Rainforest

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Savanna/Grasslands