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Sahel
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a region of Africa that divides the Sahara desert from wetter areas
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savanna
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an area of open grassland, such as those in southern Africa
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griots
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storytellers who passed on oral tradition, helping to keep history alive for each new generation
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Nok
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one of the earliest known African people to practice ironworking
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Bantu
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a group of related languages spoken by early African people
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Ezana
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king of Aksum who ruled at the time of Aksum?s defeat of the rival trading kingdom of Kush in 350
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Ge?ez
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the written and spoken language of Aksum
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Lalibela
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Zagwe king who built 11 Christian churches out of solid rock in the 1200s
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Swahili
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languages that blended a Bantu language and Arab words
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Sundiata
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Mali king who led the expansion of the empire to the Atlantic Ocean
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Mansa Musa
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famous ruler who led the Mali empire at its height
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Sunni Ali
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strong military leader of the Songhai Empire, who took control of the former Mali Empire
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Askia Muhammad
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Songhai leader who ruled during the golden age of Songhai culture
