a large, hot desert in WA that covers 3.5 million square miles.
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What is the definition of artifact?
An item left by an earlier culture.
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What is the definition of matrilineal?
A family line traced through the mother.
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What is the definition of textile?
A woven cloth.
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Why was trade a vital part of life for people living in West Africa?
Because of the different vegetation zones, no group had all the resources they needed, leading the groups to be dependent upon each other for resources. This meant that trading for these resources was a vital part of life.
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What is the definition of Sahel?
a zone of semi desert, south of the Sahara, where short grasses, small bushes, and a few tress grow.
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What is the definition of smelting?
The process of melting ore to produce iron or other metals from it.
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What is the definition of trans-saharan trade?
Trade between peoples north and south of the Sahara.
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What is the definition of griot?
A poet musician of the Mande people who tells stories, sings songs, and recites poems to share history.
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How did Ghana benefit and become wealthy from the trans-Saharan trade routes?
Ghana taxed traders both in and out of their kingdom. These heavy taxes led Ghana to become very wealthy.
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What is the definition of Savanna?
a vegetation zone of tall grasses and scattered trees, with a long rainy season.
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What is the definition of Jenne-Jeno?
An ancient WA city built along the Niger River which existed for 1600 years.
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What is the definition of Mali?
A WA empire ruled by the Mande that became a major crossroads of the Islamic world.
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What is the definition of folktale?
A story that is passed down orally and becomes part of a culture's tradition.
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Why was gold a valuable resource during this time period?
Gold was valuable both in the west and the east which once trading began on the Silk road, made it very valuable in West Africa as well.
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What is the definition of Niger River?
The longest river in WA, which was a kind of trading highway in ancient times.
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What is the definition of tribute?
Payment made by one ruler or country to another for protection or as a sign of submission.
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What is the definition of Mansa Musa?
The 1st West African ruler to practice Islam devoutly.
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What is the definition of call and response?
A song style in which a singer or musician leads with a call, and a chorus responds.
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Why was salt a valuable resource during this time period?
Salt preserves food and makes it long lasting. Salt is also valuable to the care and keeping off camels who were a very important part of trade through the deserts during this time.
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What is the definition of Nok?
A people living in WA in the 500 B.C.E. who mastered iron-making.
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What is the definition of Ghana?
A medieval civilization and empire in West Africa.
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What is the definition of Songhai?
A people who broke away from the empire of Mali and eventually built their own vast empire in West Africa.
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What is the definition of kente?
A traditional form of cloth produced in West Africa.
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Who brought Islam to West Africa?
Islamic merchants and traders brought Islam to West African during this time period.