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| 3265759093 | Benin | A city-state in west Africa around the Niger River delta that emerged after 1000 CE | 0 | |
| 3265759094 | Chiefdoms | Small states in west Africa that arose after population pressures and other problems provoked conflicts between tribes. | 1 | |
| 3265759095 | Ethiopia | A region in northeast Africa that was home to the kingdom of Axum, one of the first African states to promote Christianity. | 2 | |
| 3265759096 | Gao | A trading hub in west Africa that was the main stop for caravans entering and leaving the Sahara. | 3 | |
| 3265759097 | Great Zimbabwe | A large stone city in Zimbabwe that was the capital of a large kingdom between the Zambesi and Limpopo rivers. | 4 | |
| 3265759098 | Ghana | A great kingdom in west Africa that controlled trade through the Sahara between the seventh and thirteenth centuries CE. | 5 | |
| 3265759099 | Griots | A west African historian, author of musician. | 6 | |
| 3265759100 | Ife | Another city-state near the Niger River delta that was in conflict with Benin often. | 7 | |
| 3265759101 | Jenne | A market city on the Sahara caravan routes. | 8 | |
| 3265759102 | Kongo | A powerful kingdom in the Congo River basin that arose around 1200 CE due to tribal conflicts. | 9 | |
| 3265759103 | Kinship | The earliest system of government in west Africa. | 10 | |
| 3265759104 | Mali | An empire that arose after the collapse of Ghana, founded by the lion prince Sundiata. | 11 | |
| 3265759105 | Mansa Musa | The ruler of the Mali empire during its high point; often called the richest man in history. | 12 | |
| 3265759106 | Stateless societies | A term use by some historians to refer to the kinship form of government in early west Africa. | 13 | |
| 3265759107 | Sundiata | The lion prince; founder of the Mali empire. | 14 | |
| 3265759108 | Swahili city-states | Cities along the East African coast that gained tremendous wealth in the late post-classical age by controlling trade. | 15 | |
| 3265759109 | Timbuktu | Another Sahara market city; its name is widely known due to its humorous sound. | 16 | |
| 3265759110 | Trans-Saharan trade | Trade that linked the Middle East with the states and empires of west Africa. | 17 |
