Day 6!!!!!! Flashcards
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Griot
a member of a class of traveling poets, and share music and story for their tradtion( some stories can be fake)
Mali Empire
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
Ghana Empire
Ghana was a powerful trading empire in western Africa. The empire was most active from the 700s to the 1200s
Songhai Empire
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
Berber
Muslim trader from North Africa
Mansa Musa
he ruled Mali from 1312-1337 as a Muslim and encouraged other Muslims to visits his capital
Ibn Battuta
Son of duckling
Trans Saharan Caravan Trade
trade between sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa that requires travel across the Sahara
Djenne
a Songhai town and urban commune in the Inland Niger Delta region of central Mal
Timbuktu
a place that is very far away