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one of the most powerfuland wealthy rulers of the Songhai Empire
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the man who was compelled by the Romans to carry the cross for Jesus
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great early church fathers and martyrs from Carthage
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theologian from Alexandria
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greatest ruler of the MaliEmpire
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name for Africa, which remained an unexplored mystery until the19th century
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Africa's longest mountain range
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arose during the 1200s along the southern coast of present-day Nigeria
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bishop of Hippo; championed the biblical emphasis of salvation by grace alone
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vast tract of land characterized bywet and dry seasons
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an important trading center; became a famous center for learning and culture under Mansa Musa, the greatest ruler of the Mali Empire
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formerly the capital of two southern African empires; the country formerly known as Rhodesia
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the largest rift in theearth's surface
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spokesman for the deity ofChrist and the doctrine of the Trinity at theCouncil of Nicaea
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Africa's tallest mountain
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the belief that natural objects and forces are inhabited by mostly malignant spirits
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a cushite warrior who overcame Egypt and began a period of sudanese rule
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ruled by African tribal chiefs along the western coast of the continent near the Niger River; dominated trade across the Sahara Desert between A.D. 300and 1200
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theologian from Alexandria
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the world's longest river
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the world's longest and second deepest freshwater lake
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a Christian youth from Rome who were shipwrecked and taken to Ethiopia as slaves
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great early church fathers and martyrs from Carthage
