Finals: Africa
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- Ghana
- first great sub-Saharan state, a major source of gold
- Askia Muhammad
- helped Songhai reach its peak of power
- Natural Resources in Africa
- copper, platinum, cobalt, oil
- Mali Empire
- took over the Ghana empire
- Triangular trade
- commerce linking Africa, New World colonies and Europe; carried goods and slaves
- Negritude Movement
- encouraged Africans to take pride in their heritage
- pandemic
- a disease that has spread throughout a region--such as AIDS in Africa
- Guerilla Warfare
- when small groups of soldiers surprise attacks larger groups of soldiers
- Ghana Empire
- first powerful empire in Africa
- Role of Elevation
- 80% of Africa is in the tropics due to elevation
- Malaria
- deadly disease from mosquitos
- Hutus/Tutsis
- Central African ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi
- Mansa Musa
- Ruler of the Mali empire
- 4 Climate Zones in Africa
- tropical wet; tropical wet and dry; semi-arid; desert
- Pan-Africanism
- Philosophy that Africa is for Africans