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Who (other than Elon Musk) is the richest person of all time?
Mansa Musa
What is a Savannah?
grassland
What is desertification?
Process of lands turning into desert
What is an oasis?
small body of water in a desert
What is the name of the desert in North Africa?
Sahara
What is spoken history called?
Oral history
What are African storytellers called?
Griots
Who created Islam?
Muhammad
Name three North African countries
Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, etc
Name three West African countries
Ghana, Nigeria, Mali, etc
Which country was created by former American slaves?
Liberia
Which North African country is not fully independent?
Western Sahara
Where is Carthage located?
Tunisia
What is the holy city of Islam?
Mecca
What was the name of the legendary city in Mali that people thought was made of gold?
Timbuktu
What year did Mansa Musa become Mansa?
1307
Which part of Africa is almost completely Muslim?
North Africa
True or False: Gold and Silver were the two most valuable commodities in Africa
False, it was Gold and Salt
Which part of Africa is a mixture of Christian and Muslim?
West Africa
Who are the Berbers, and do they still exist today?
Nomadic cattle farmers, and yes
Why might it be a bad thing that Mansa Musa put West Africa on the map?
Europeans realized they could steal their gold
What are some responsibilities of a Griot? Name at least 4
Teacher, Advisor, Performer, Actor, Historian
What ended the Kingdom of Ghana?
Overfarming
Who destroyed the Kingdom of Mali?
Berbers
Why would people risk their lives to trade in the Sahara Desert?
Needed to trade for food and water