West Africa Flashcards
1
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Griot
A
a storyteller
2
Q
Mali Empire
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in the 1200s a small state conquered Ghana and they built its wealth and power on the gold and salt trade.
3
Q
Ghana Empire
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the first great trading empire in West Africa that rose to power during the 400s.
4
Q
Songhai Empire
A
the Mali empire weakened so one of the state’s broke of and was led by Sunni Ali
5
Q
Berber
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6
Q
Mansa Musa
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he ruled the Mali empire from 1312 to 1337
7
Q
Ibn Battuta
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he was a young Arab lawyer from Morocco.
8
Q
Trans Saharan Caravan Trade
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9
Q
Djenne
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ancient trading city and center of Muslim scholarship, southern Mali.
10
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Timbuktu
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a town in northern Mali
