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| A dessert dwelling people, they had their own language and traded salt. Populated North-West Africa. |
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| A strand of nomadic Berbers who lived in the western Sahara. They raided deep into the Sahel and encouraged Ghana to form more quickly as a state. |
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| A group of nomadic Berbers who hung out in Libya for the most part. They were pastoralists. |
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| The Sunnis viewed Ali as one of the greatest warrior champions of Islam, through divine intervention he triumphed over his foes. |
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| African Bishops who rebelled against the authority of the Christian Church. |
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| Founder of the Mali empire. He was celebrated as the hero of the Mandinka people. |
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| Leader of the Songhai Empire, he expanded trade with Europe and Asia and created a lot of new schools. |
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| A kingdom founded by the ruler of Ifat, it was created in the plateau of Harar. Under the rule of Gran the left-handed, they sought out to destroy Christianity. He suggested a jihad against the Christians. |
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| A legendary musician out of Axum who created Ethiopian Orthodox Church music. |
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| An Askumite king, he adopted Christianity at the end of his reign. He did so to strengthen trading relationships with Greeks. |
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| Founders of Ghana and descendants of the Soninke people. They specialized in trade, and law. |
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| A geographer and Historian who wrote about North Africa. |
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| Was a very well liked ruler of Mali, helped Mali become very prosperous. Constructed many buildings that served educational purposes. |
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| Was the Emir(leader) of Kano, a Nigerian city. He extended the city walls, built a larger palace, and promoted slaves to government positions. |
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| Founded the kingdom of Asante, he was a military leader and was head of the Oyoko clan. Conquered many Akan states. |
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| A Kushite founder of the 25th Dynasty of Egypt. Extended the dynasty past Thebes into Central Egypt. |
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| An ethnic group that lives in Guinea. They are descendants of the Mali Empire. They are primarily farmers. |
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| The leader of Ethiopia, he fought with the Christians against the Muslims, in the Ethiopia-Adal War. |
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| A king of Ghana, he led them to true greatness. He traded gold across the Sahara into west Africa |
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| Made up of the white and blue nile. |
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| A Senegalese territory. Major Gold Mine. |
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| City in Ethiopia, with tons of shit attributed to it. |
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| Arabic Tzedakeh, just 2.5% instead of 10% |
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