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Africa SS
Africa :)
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Social Studies
7th Grade
04/19/2018

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Sahara desert
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The world's biggest desert, covers most of northern Africa. It is also the interior of Africa
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In most traditional African religions, people honored whom?
Definition
their ancestors
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Where were the first christian influences in Africa
Definition
It was in Axum
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Factors to Mali becoming a center of muslim culture
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When mania must brought muslim scholars, artists, teachers from his Hajj to work in Mali
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Similarities and Differences between Aksum and Ethiopia
Definition
Were very much alike, but they had differ rules and rulers
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Plateau
Definition
Large flat area that risks above the surrounding land
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How did trade help early africans to develop advanced societies
Definition
It put them in contact with other people and their ideas
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Griots
Definition
African musicians/ storytellers who use music and stories to track heritage and record history as well as entertainment
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Dynasty
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A series of rulers from the same family
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Kinship
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Connections based on family relationships
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Clan
Definition
group of families with a common ancestors, Clans also make up villages.
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Impact of Zagwe dynasty on ethiopia
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when they rose to power they continued christian traditions
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Factors contributing to Mali becoming a powerful empire
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It was the gold and salt trade that made them rich
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Importance of SALT and GOLD
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they were the most important trades across the sahara
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Parts of traditional African culture that remain important today
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For example, like musical instrument like drums, masks and more. They DID not keep trading empires!
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location od Mali and aksum empires
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their location made the rich
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Why did the swaghihi culture develop
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It developed bc of overseas trade
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