https://padlet.com/302824/opgn0w5hbqqe Made with good vibes en-us 2018-02-23 18:37:56 UTC 2018-02-26 17:58:10 UTC hello@padlet.com 302824 https://padlet.com/302824/opgn0w5hbqqe/wish/234854518 people of west Africa had a rich and varied history and culture long before Europeans arrived. family was very important in west Africa. Africans often lived with their extended families and many groups worshiped their ancestors.]]> 2018-02-23 18:59:59 UTC https://padlet.com/302824/opgn0w5hbqqe/wish/234854518 302824 https://padlet.com/302824/opgn0w5hbqqe/wish/235517439 some west africans lived in areas ruled by large empires. the empire Songhai and the kingdoms of Mali benin and kango were very powerful.  ]]> 2018-02-26 17:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/302824/opgn0w5hbqqe/wish/235517439 302824 https://padlet.com/302824/opgn0w5hbqqe/wish/235518660 Europeans traders captured some Africans in raids along the coast, but most of them from local African or African- Europeans dealers ]]> 2018-02-26 17:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/302824/opgn0w5hbqqe/wish/235518660 302824 https://padlet.com/302824/opgn0w5hbqqe/wish/235521111 2018-02-26 17:57:19 UTC https://padlet.com/302824/opgn0w5hbqqe/wish/235521111