Africa - Rise, Government and Society Vocab

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Dhow

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Muslim ship with triangular-shaped sails

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Griot

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African story-tellers

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Sundiata Keita

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Warrior-king of Mali, nicknamed 'Lion Prince' who took over Ghana and began Mali

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Camel

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'Ships of the desert'

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Salt

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Mineral mined in the Sahara and was equal to gold in value; humans need it to live

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Caravan

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A group of traveling merchants and animals

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Sunni Ali

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Leader of Songhai; conquered the Berbers and used his war canoes to control the Niger

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Mali

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Empire in West Africa that conquered what was left of Ghana; Mansa Musa was king and built mosques and libraries there

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Mediterranean

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Area near Mediterranean Sea, good for growing crops

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Songhai

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Empire after Mali; led by Sunni Ali