| Term | Definition |
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Shara Desert |
a largedesert in Northern Africa |
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Islam |
religion that teaches there is one God named Allah and Muhammad is his prophet |
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Muslim |
follower of the religion of Islam |
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Ghana |
West African kingdom that prospered from AD 700-1000 in the gold and salt trade |
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Mali |
West African kingdom that ruled from around 1200 to 1400. Mansa Musa was its ruler |
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Kongo |
central Arican kingdom inthe 1400s that engaged in warfare and slavery |
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Ndongo |
central African kingdom that ruled during the 1400s |
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savanna |
flat grassland with a lot of wild life and thorny bushes. Scattered trees as well |
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slave |
someone who is captured for use in forced, unpaid labor |
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trade routes |
a network of routes where people traded/shared goods as well as ideas and religion |