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What role did coastal access play for early African societies?
Enabled fishing, trade, economic growth, and cultural exchange.
Why were the Sahel and savannah major population hubs?
Due to water routes, fertile soils, and trade connections.
What made Timbuktu and Gao significant?
Key population centers within the Mali Empire, important for trade and learning.
What role did Koumbi Saleh play in history?
It was a major population center within the Ghana Empire, known for its wealth.
What was the significance of Kanem-Bornu?
A major population center near Lake Chad, important for regional power and trade.
Significance of coastal access?
Facilitated fishing, trade, economic growth, and cultural exchange for early African societies.
What made the Sahel a population hub?
Water routes like the Niger River, fertile soils, and trade connections linking the Sahara to tropical regions.
What made the savannah a population hub?
Water routes like the Niger River, fertile soils, and trade connections linking the Sahara to tropical regions.
Why were Timbuktu and Gao important?
Key population centers within the Mali Empire, thriving due to trade and fertile lands.
Why was Koumbi Saleh significant?
A major population center in the Ghana Empire, known for its wealth and trade.
What was the significance of Kanem-Bornu?
A key population center near Lake Chad, important for trade and agriculture.
What was traded from deserts/semiarid regions?
Nomadic herders traded livestock and salt (Tuareg, Berber).
What trade was done in the Sahel?
Livestock trading was common (Fulani).
What trade was done in the Savannah?
Grain crops were traded from this region (Hausa city-states).
What trade was done in the Tropical Rainforests?
Kola nuts, yams, and gold were traded (Akan, Ashanti Kingdom).
Cause and effect: Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean proximity.
Cause: Proximity to seas. Effect: Facilitated trade, economic growth, and cultural exchange for early societies.
Cause and effect: Fertile soils in the Sahel and savannah.
Cause: Fertile soils. Effect: Enabled farming of sorghum, millet, and rice, supporting population growth.
Cause and effect: Diverse climates in Africa.
Cause: Climate diversity. Effect: Varied trade opportunities and specialized regional economies.