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Songhai...
Greatest university for learning-Timbuktu,
Ideas of Astronomy, medicine, Mathematics. While Islam was practiced by rulers, most people remained loyal to their indigenous religions. Because of their trade relationships  with foreign nations and empires, Songhai was a cultural center of Africa. Political system: ruled by an absolute monarch who commanded the military and controlled an imperial bureaucracy. Economic system: Economy based on trade slaves and gold to North Africa across the Sahara desert and overseas.

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Congo...
Congo is a kingdom located in West-Central Africa, created trade with Portugal. Political system: ruled by a monarch with centralized power over a bureaucracy. Economic system: Economy based on agriculture, metallurgy, and trade of ivory and slaves

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Asante...
Asante is located in West Africa, traded with Portugal with gold and slaves. Asante practiced indigenous religion and use of indigenous language. Threats from European invasion and other African created a militaristic society. Political system: Elimination of clan tradition in favor of a unified government under a central leader. Economic system: Economy based on trade of slaves and gold to North Africa across the Sahara desert and overseas.

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Zulu is a kingdom located in Southern Africa. Led by warrior Zulu Shaka, British Empire took them over. There was practice of indigenous religions, characterized by ancestral sprits; the use of magic occurred. They were ruled by a monarch with centralized power over a bureaucracy. Their economy was based entirely on agriculture and livestock. Political system: ruled by a monarch with centralized power over a bureaucracy. Economic system: Economy based entirely on agriculture and livestock.

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Ethiopia...
Ethiopia traded with Portugal and other Europeans for weapons and maintained independence from Europeans. Influence of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam through trade. differences in religion and European interaction caused conflict. Political system: ruled by a monarch centered on christianity. Economic system: Economy based on trade of gold, ivory, and Frankincence across the Sahara desert.

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The Sahara Desert is Africa's largest desert.

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Main river of Western Africa, moves through the countries of Niger and Mali.

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The Congo River is the second longest river in Africa behind the Nile.

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The Horn of Africa is part of Northeastern Africa, and includes the countries of Somalia and Southeastern Ethiopia.

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The Cape of Good Hope is located in South Africa and is named after explorer Bartholomew Dias. The Cape of Good Hope was a sign that Dias and his men would find a faster way to Asia around Africa.