WEST AFRICA
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GEOGRAPHY: Ghana, Mali, Songhay, Sahara Desert, Timbuktu, Atlantic Ocean
GOVT.: Monarchy under kings
RELIGION / BELIEFS: In villages / tribes - shaman, witchdoctors, spirits, magic; in cities - north = Islam, south = Christianity
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: gold, salt, ivory, cotton,
ECONOMICS: Trans-Sahara trade + Atlantic slave trade
GOVT.: Monarchy under kings
RELIGION / BELIEFS: In villages / tribes - shaman, witchdoctors, spirits, magic; in cities - north = Islam, south = Christianity
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: gold, salt, ivory, cotton,
ECONOMICS: Trans-Sahara trade + Atlantic slave trade