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Miscellaneous
100
It's not just a river in Egypt.
The Nile
100
This kingdom is a stronghold of Christianity in Africa.
Aksum
100
He is the richest man in all of human history and king of the Mali Empire.
Mansa Musa
100
It is a language and describes the people who speak it.
Bantu
100
This animal was once thought to be a myth until finally confirmed to exist in 1901.
Okapi
200
It is Africa's highest and most popular peak.
Mt. Kilimanjaro
200
Once introduced to East African trade cities by merchants, it lead to a major change in belief.
Islam
200
This ancient west African kingdom's kings will serve as religious leaders, judges, and generals.
Ghana
200
This language group was encountered by the Bantu speakers during their migration. These people farmed great herds of cattle.
Nilo-Saharans
200
This staple crop will be responsible for the Bantu migration.
The Glorious West African Yam
300
This lake is the largest in Africa and home to the head waters of the Nile river.
Lake Victoria
300
This building was built down into the ground to help combat the heat and supposedly houses the Arc of the Covenant.
Aksum Church
300
This empire will be the largest of all the West African empires.
Songhai
300
This language group was encountered by the Bantu speakers during their migration. These people were known for being skilled nomadic hunters.
Khoisan
300
The introduction of this crop will lead to a monoculture that is destroying the forests of East Africa.
Oil Palm
400
This region is home to the Western Lowland Gorilla, Okapi, and the Pygmy people.
Rainforest
400
This metal will be responsible for stronger tools and weapons
Iron
400
This city will be home to a university and be a major trade stop along the salt-gold trade network.
Timbuktu
400
This language group is the result of mixing Arabic and Bantu.
Swahili
400
The people living on this coast will be impacted by the spread of Islam, and the arrival of the Red Banana.
The Swahili Coast
500
This region includes the modern day nations of Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Chad
The Sahel
500
This will lead to the development of East Africa as a whole.
Indian Ocean trade network
500
This man will conquer the kingdom of Ghana and is still remembered through legendary song today.
Sundiata
500
This is the reason the Bantu migration is so important, not only because it spread the glorious yam.
Bloodless conquest. Conquest through the plow instead of sword.
500
These people acted as record keepers of the oral history of a town, family, or kingdom.
Griots