Africa Unit 7th Grade Social studies

Question	Answer
Griots are...	Oral African storytellers. They told the stories passed down to them.
Mali, Songhai, Ghana	West African kingdoms that are the largest kingdoms in Africa.
Refugee	Someone who is forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disasters.
Mecca	The Holy city of Islam. Believers travel here to pilgrimage. BONUS**Who Made a pilgramage? (Starts with a M)
Rise and Fall of African Kingdoms in order	Ghana Mali Songhai
Two Majour rivers in Africa are...	Niger and Sinigal
Ghana Played the role of...	Middleman, in north african trade.
Important parts of African culture are	Poor Education, Visual arts, Oral Traditions, and Music
Modern Issues in Africa are...	Poor Education, Lack of Natural resources, and Poverty.

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