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13873937TropicsLines that circle the Earth; warm year round0
13873938Importance of tropicscreates own cycle of rainy and dry seasons1
13873939MonsoonsAlternating winds; very predictable2
13873940Ibn BattutaTraveler3
13873941Importance of Ibn BattutaTraveled farther than anyone else4
13873942Delhi SultanateDelhi of northern India5
13873943MaliAdopted Islam; depended heavily on trans-Saharan trade6
13873944Mansa Kankan Musamassively rich ruler of Mali7
13873945Importance of Mansa Musadepleted value of gold in Egypt8
13873946Gujaratrich trading state9
13873947DhowCargo and passenger ship of the Arabian sea10
13873948Importance of dhowsused monsoon winds to travel11
13873949Swahili CoastSupplied god from inland areas of eastern Africa12
13873950Importance of Swahili coastImportant trading center13
13873951Great ZimbabweCapital of powerful state south of Zambezi river14
13873952Importance of Great ZimbabweHuge city with large, thick walls15
13873953AdenTrade city with favorable monsoon winds16
13873954MalaccaDominated the narrowest part of the Strait of Malacca17
13873955UrduPersian influenced literary for of Hindi written in Arabic characteristics18
13873956TimbuktuHoused several Quaranic schools and huge library19
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