Africa Review #2
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- () is the largest lake in Africa.
- Victoria
- The spread of Islam influenced what aspects of African culture?
- religious practice, education, government in law
- Africans believed () protect people from harm
- amulets
- () is the body of water that seperates Africa from Europe
- Mediterranean Sea
- () is the large river that flows through the rainforest and empties into the atlantic Ocean.
- Congo/Zaire River
- List two disadvantages of being part of an empire
- obligation to tribute, men had to serve king's army
- () Ocean lies west of Africa
- Atlantic
- Ghana's nickname was...
- land of gold
- () is music in which a leader sings a short phrase and a group answers
- call and response
- What spurred the growth of African trade?
- spread of Islam, camels
- () is the river in western Africa that empties into the Gulf of Guinea
- Niger
- () was more precious than gold
- salt
- What is the major advantage of the silent barter system
- people that spoke different languages could trade
- Ghana fell due to...
- loss of natural resources, Almoravid's attacks, overpopulation
- the broad, level area of land located in eastern Africa
- Serengeti Plains
- The strip of dry grassland in central Africa is the ...
- Sahel
- () were the most respected people in Jenne-jeno
- blacksmiths
- () were hired to carry goods.
- Porters
- () is the large rainforest that covers a large part of central Africa
- Congo Basin
- () is a payment made by one ruler/country to another as a sign of submission
- tribute
- What were folktales used for?
- tell yopu lessons, value and morals
- Salt was important becasue it...
- preserved food, salt important in person's diet; lose salt when you sweat
- () is the mountainous region located near the horn of eastern Africa.
- Ethopian Highlands
- () is the sea "arm" of the Indian Ocean that extends between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula
- Red Sea
- () made up the earliest farming communities
- extended families
- () is the mountain range found in northwestern africa.
- Atlas
- List two advantages of being part of an empire
- safety, trade routes were safe
- () is baked clay used to make pottery and sculptures
- terra-cotta
- () Ocean lies east of Africa
- Indian
- The process of () produced salt in Africa?
- evaporation
- () Valley extends from Syria to Mozambique
- Great Rift