Africa Vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Sahara | the largest desert in the world, stretching 3,000 miles across the African continent, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, and measuring 1,200 miles from north to south. |
| Savanna | a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions |
| Desertification | in areas with dry climates, a process caused by a combination of poor farming practices, overgrazing, and drought that turns productive land into desert |
| Extended Family | a family that includes, in addition to the parents and their children, other members such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins |
| Clan | a group of families with a common ancestor |
| Griot | a storyteller in West Africa |
| Lineage | the people- living, dead, and unborn- who are descended from a common ancestor |
| Stateless Society | a society that is based on the authority of lineage rather than on a central government |
| Patrilineal | relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the father |
| Matrilineal | relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the mother |
| Animism | the belief that spirits are present in animals, plants, and other natural objects |
| Swahili | a Bantu language with Arabic words spoken along the East African coast |
| IBN Battuta | (1304-1369) Morrocan Muslim scholar, the most widely traveled individual of his time. He wrote a detailed account of his visits to Islamic lands from China to Spain and the western Sudan. His writings gave a glimpse into the world of that time period. |
| Mansa Musa | ruled Mali from 1312 to 1332; spread interest in Mali as he journeyed to Mecca |
| Sundiata | the founder of Mali empire. He crushed his enemies and won control of the gold trade routes |
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