10. Africa Flashcards
1
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Great Zimbabwe
A
- Known for its impressively high stone wall ruins.
2
Q
Timbuktu
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- Important trading and learning city, with outstanding mosques and universities
3
Q
Aksum
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Ruler Ezana converted to Christianity and established it as the official religion
4
Q
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
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Known for the gold-salt trade, and Timbuktu
5
Q
Where’s Timbuktu?
A
Mali
6
Q
Mansa Musa
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- Built mosques, attended public prayers, and supported the preaching of Muslim holy men
- Sundiata’s grandnephew
7
Q
Ibn Battuta
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- A traveler and historian that approved of Mali’s Muslim practices and justice system
8
Q
Sundiata
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Mali’s first great leader
Mali= Where the king lives
