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Africa World Geo Wrap Up (Connections (Gold was worth a lot in trading…
Africa World Geo Wrap Up
Intro
Africa is dangerous as well as safe, hot and cold. Africa has many extremes that you do not want to go up against alone. Although, it was the center of trade during its time of power.
Mali, one of the many kingdoms that once existed in Africa, gave away so much gold that the economy in Egypt had a hard time dealing with the amount of inflation.
Connections
Gold was worth a lot in trading while they were in power, and gold is worth a lot in the modern world as well.
They valued salt a lot because they could preserve their meats, and we use salt today to make our food taste better. 
There was at least one university in Africa at the time of their power, and there are a lot of universities in the modern world. The university that was most known was in Timbuktu.
The people of the empires in Africa traded a lot, and we do too.
Push/Pull
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I can name more than 10 ways to die in the Sahara Desert.
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The distance between cities is massive and youd need to group up with many other travelers in order to be safe from the many animals and robbers.
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Pull
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The Mali Empire mined up to half of the worlds gold at the time and the emperor also gave away so much gold.
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Big Idea
One of the big ideas of this region is to trade. Most of the empires here only survived because of trade with other nations. The trading happened between food, gold, salt, and many other various items that the Africans had access to at the time. They were experts at trade and navigation of the Sahara Desert, and various trade routes. In conclusion, trade as if your life depends on it.