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What was the function of the griot in sub-Saharan African culture?
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Why were bananas and camels so significant in early African history? What do they represent? How did they change the way people lived?
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How are kin-based societies structured? How are they organized politically?
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Compare and contrast the Kingdom of Kongo with the Kingdom of Ghana.
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Where and how did Islam spread to sub-Saharan Africa? How was it different from north African and southwest Asian Islam? Why?
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What was the role of the Mali empire in the Eurasian trade network? How did Mansa Musa influence its development?
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In what ways was Kilwa a good example of a Swahili city-state?
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What was the important of gender and age grades in sub-Saharan African societies?
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Discuss the history of slavery in Africa. How did the developments in the slave trade from 1000 to 1500 set the stage for the Atlantic slave trade to come?
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How did Christianity and Islam supplement native African religions in this period?
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