Test Answers on Flashcards Chapter 10
Flashcard maker : Marlon Riddle
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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 south africa
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griots
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storytellers who passed on oral traditions helping keep history alive for each new generation and were highly respected in their communities
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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 language spoken by early african peoples
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ezana
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king of aksum who ruled at the tie of aksums defeted 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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language that blended a bantu language and arba words also the name of the belend african-arab culture that developed on east africas coast
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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 ali
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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
