Day 6!!!!!! Flashcards

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Griot

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a member of a class of traveling poets, and share music and story for their tradtion( some stories can be fake)

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2
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Mali Empire

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A huge territorial empire that flourished in west Africa during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Its capital was Timbuktu, which became a center of Islamic learning

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3
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Ghana Empire

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Ghana was a powerful trading empire in western Africa. The empire was most active from the 700s to the 1200s

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4
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Songhai Empire

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The Songhai Empire was a large and powerful West African civilization from about 1450-1600. The kingdom grew after the decline of the Mali Empire

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5
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Berber

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Muslim trader from North Africa

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6
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Mansa Musa

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he ruled Mali from 1312-1337 as a Muslim and encouraged other Muslims to visits his capital

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7
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Ibn Battuta

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Son of duckling

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8
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Trans Saharan Caravan Trade

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trade between sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa that requires travel across the Sahara

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9
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Djenne

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a Songhai town and urban commune in the Inland Niger Delta region of central Mal

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10
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Timbuktu

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a place that is very far away

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