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1. Pre Class On a separate sheet of paper, answer the following question using your outline: Why did powerful kingdoms emerge in West Africa? How did trade affect the peoples…

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Slide 1 Chiefdoms are societies headed by individuals with unusual ritual, political, or entrepreneurial skills. The society is kin-based but more along hierarchical lines…

Slide 1 Slide 2 More than 3 times the size of the United States Wide variety of climates, vegetation, resources Distinct cultural traditions and economic adaptations Also…