world geo unit 6 Flashcards

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Bantu Migration/ expansion

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people left west/central africa to travel east/south africa

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congo river

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one of the deepest rivers, very powerful

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2
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languages of sub-saharan

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Arabic, Somali, Amharic, Oromo, Igbo, Swahili, Hausa, Manding, Fulani and Yoruba

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3
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kilwa kisiwani

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the great mosque, before very wealthy trade started shrinking,

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4
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stelae

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a slab or stone (gravestone)

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5
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timbuktu

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became wealthy under musa, brought islamic religion

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6
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triangular trade system

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trade between africa, asia, and europe

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7
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apartheid

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segregation on other things then race

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8
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climate of south africa

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subtropical and temperate

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9
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european colonization in africa

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“scramble of africa”, broke up africa without african vote

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10
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great zimbabwe

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very rich, capital of a kingdom

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11
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rivers of southern africa

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zambezi, victoria, orange

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12
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swahili city-states

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Kilwa, Malindi, Gedi, Pate, Comoros, and Zanzibar

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13
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timeline of trade in western africa

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through the sahara desert, Ghana was the first trading empire, then mali, and songhai

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14
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western sudan

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first empire = ghana, sudan split into two countries due to fights for independence, islam is religion

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15
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aksum

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big monuments, written script, lost fertile soil due to heavy rain,