west africa map

west africa map

Climate and Terrain of West Africa
West Africa is {created|made} of {3|three} land regions. The {initial|first} land region is the sahel. It is {created|made} up of dry grasslands with {extremely|very} {small|little} vegetation. It gets {extremely|very} {small|little} rain {every|each} year. The sahel is just south of the Sahara desert.

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The next land region is the savanna. It is south of the sahel. It is {created|made} up of grasslands and scattered trees and vegetation. The savanna has a short rainy season {every|each} year. The Rainforest is the last of the {3|three} land regions. It has thick, leafy vegetation. The Niger River {assists|helps} the land {turn out to be|become} so fertile. {Generally|Usually}, the rainforest has a tropical and humid climate. These {3|three} land regions make up West Africa’s climate and terrain.

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Nok Iron-{generating|making}
The Nok {individuals|people} learned the {method|technique} of iron {generating|making} {via|through} trade with North Africans. The Nok {created|made} their iron by putting rocks with iron in a furnace, then pouring off the waste. They took the molten iron, and poured it into molds of what they {required|needed}.

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They {utilized|used} the iron for spearheads and farming tools. Iron {generating|making} {significantly|greatly} benefited the Nok {individuals|people} {simply because|because} iron was {much more|more} durable and lasted longer than the stone tools they {utilized|used} earlier. The Nok {individuals|people} learned the {method|technique} of iron {generating|making}, and it {created|made} them a wealthier, stronger group in West Africa.

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Ghana: A Center of Trade
Ghana was an ancient West African empire. They {began|started} the West African trans-Sahara trade network {utilizing|using} the nearby Niger River as a natural highway to transport goods with the Berbers and the Arabs. The trans-Sahara trade was the trade of gold and salt. The gold came from mines in Ghana from the south, and the salt came from the north from Arabs and other empires. In ancient West Africa, gold was {regarded as|considered} equal to salt. Gold was decorative, {although|though} flimsy and not {powerful|strong}. On the other hand, salt was {essential|important} to re-supply the salt lost in their body from sweating. Also, salt was {great|good} for adding {additional|extra} flavor in their food. Koumbi was the capital of Ghana. At the time, it was the wealthiest and {greatest|biggest} marketplace in West Africa. It was the {primary|main} marketplace of the trans-Sahara trade. Koumbi was split up into two groups, Muslims and Soninke, the empires {primary|main} religion.

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The Muslim half had two story houses {created|made} from stone. Also, {simply because|because} of the Muslim religion, they built mosques. On the other hand, the Soninke side was a walled city. Their houses {had been|were} {created|made} of wood and clay with a straw roof. Also, {every|each} {home|house} was only {1|one} story. Even {although|though} the two halves {had been|were} {extremely|very} {various|different}, they {had been|were} both {fantastic|great} trading partners and {component|part} of the Ghana Empire.

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Mali and Mansa Musa
When the Ghana Empire was at its weakest point, the Mali Empire conquered its land. Mansa Musa was Mali’s greatest ruler. He was {1|one} of the {couple of|few} Islamic rulers of ancient West Africa. He was a devout Muslim. Even {although|though} he was Islamic, he did not declare it the official religion, instead, he persuaded the conversions. In {performing|doing} so, conversions to Islam {significantly|dramatically} increased. Not only did he persuade conversions, but also he enriched the empire and expanded trade. Mansa Musa pilgrimage to Mecca was {extremely|very} {essential|important} for Mali. He traveled with a {massive|huge} caravan. His pilgrimage drew the attention of {numerous|many} Mediterranean merchants {simply because|because} of all of the gold he brought with him. Mapmakers in Europe {began|started} to put Mali on the map {simply because|because} of his pilgrimage.

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