| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Vegetation Zone | a region that has certain types of plants. |
| Sahara Desert | worlds largest desert, located in North Africa, it was a challenge for traders to cross, had large deposits of Salt. |
| savannah | grasslands in West africa that had large amounts of gold and cattle. |
| Trans-Sahara Trade | The trade between people of North and West Africa, goods traded were Salt, Gold, Food, & Slaves. |
| Caravan | a train of camels used by Berbers to cross the sahara desert |
| Kinship | a connection among people by blood, marriage, or adoption |
| Clan | set of Kinship groups, formed the basis of many governments in W. Africa. |
| Labor Specialization | people "specialized" in certain jobs (i.e. blacksmith, farmer, merchant) this helped create a rich and diverse economy in Africa. |
| Griot | preserved the oral tradition of a clan, culture or king. |
| Ghana | W. African trade city that became an empire, (thanks to its sweet location) by taxing the traders who came through their city. |
| Islam | North African Berbers brought this religion and many of it's achievements to W. Africa as they traded |
| Almoravids | Muslim group that wanted what Ghana had; they declared war and began Ghana's fall. |
| Mali | The empire that took the place of Ghana after it fell, as the leader of the Gold and Salt Trade. |
| Sundiata | first chief of Mali, known as the lion king. |
| Timbuktu | Mali's important city of Trade and culture located on the Niger River, where the desert and savannah met. |
| Mansa Musa | mali leader who impressed people so much with his awesome caravan of gold that many people flocked to Mali. |
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