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Why did the city of Songhai become an empire?
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Songhai became an empire because Sunni Ali first led the fight for its independence from Mali and then conquered the cities in the area
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What did Mansa Musa make pilgrimages to Mecca?
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He was a devout Muslim.
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Why did the city of Songhai become an empire?
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What did Mansa Musa make pilgrimages to Mecca?
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What led to the widespread international trade of African slaves in the 1600s?
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How did traders contribute to Africa's development?
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Whenever Mansa Musa traveled somewhere, the price of gold dropped in that region. Why did this happen?
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Which empire did Mansa Musa rule?
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Which group of people lived in the rainforests of Central Africa and continue to live in Central Africa today?
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Which region was home to the San and Khoikhoi people?
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Describe the language of the San and Khoikhoi.
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What happened to the San and Khoikhoi when the Bantu people moved south?
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King Ezana made Christianity the official religion of this civilization.
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European missionaries worked to spread Christianity to these 2 African regions.
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Linguists were able to trace this people group's migration route from the Benue River all the way to southern Africa.
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This city was Songhai's center of Islamic faith & learning.
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The cities on Africa's eastern coast were independent (not part of any empire). However, they had these 2 things in common.
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This ruler made Mali an empire by conquering Ghana and taking control of the gold & salt trade.
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Because he was never defeated in battle, legend said that he was a magician who could change himself, his soldiers, and his horses into other creatures or even make them invisible.
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Legends grew that were based on his life. He was the hero of an epic that was popular among West Africans.
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Although he is the most famous of all the Malian kings, he did not become the subject of legends.
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What allowed Morocco to defeat Songhai?
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What is an area with tall grasses and few trees called?
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What is the term for a fertile area in the desert with water?
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What is the term for an area with huge trees and vines an large variety of wildlife?
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What is a lowland area that receives little rain?
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How do historians organize Africa's early people into groups?
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How do geographers organize Africa in order to study its land and people?
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In a village, whose job was it to tell stories to remind the village of its past?
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Historians like to learn about people and their history by reading a people's written records.
