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Where did the great civilizations in West Africa arise?

Niger River, Mali, Sunshi

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What role did the elders play in the life of the village?

kept tradition

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Which two uses of iron were the most significant for West Africans?

tools and weapons

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Most often, people south of the Sahara traded their gold for

salt

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How did the gold-salt trade routes work?

gold mines in Northern African sold to the South

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The trade of which two items contributed to the development of the Ghana empire?

gold and salt trade

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How did Ghana become such a powerful state?

TRADE

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What was significant about the location of the Ghana Empire?

there was a middle man for salt and gold trade

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Why was salt so valuable?

because it preserved food

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How did Ghana's kings govern such a large empire?

divided it into provinces

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What parts of Muslim culture became a part of the African culture became a part of African culture?

architecture and Haji

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What religion had a great effect on the kingdoms of Mali and Songhai?

Islam

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What religion was the official religion of Axum?

Christianity

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Sunni Ali formed which African empire?

Songhi

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What is the correct order of the 3 great west African empires/

Ghana, Mali, Songia

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Which kingdom developed in southeastern Africa

GREAT ZIMBABWE

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