Chapters 8 and 15 - Africa
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 animism | a religion in which spirits play an important role in regulating daily life spirits are present in animals, plants, and other natural forces, and also take the form of the souls of their ancestors |
| griot(s) | storytellers who shared orally the history and literature of a culture |
| malaria | disease commonly caused by mosquitoes |
| tsetse fly | found in rainforest, very deadly insect |
| desertification | steady process of the drying of soil |
| migration | permanent move from one country or region to another |
| push-pull factors | causes of migration can either push people out of an area or pull them into an area |
| terraces/terrace farming | steplike ridges constructed on mountain slopes/ using such ridges |
| "slash and burn" farming | farming method in which people clear fields by cutting and burning trees and grasses. the ashes serve to fertilize the soil. |
| Islam | monotheistic religion of the Muslims |
| Christianity | monotheistic religion which believes in Jesus |
| lineage | the people - living, dead, and unborn - who are descended from a common ancestor |
| patrilineal society | trace their ancestors through their fathers |
| matrilineal society | trace their ancestors through their mothers |
| stateless society | societies that did not have a centralizes system of power. lineage groups took place of rulers. |
| gold, salt, and ivory | major things to trade in Africa |
| silent trading | trading with people who do not speak the same language as you |
| commodity | article or trade that is of use |
| mansa(s) | ... |
| hajj | pilgrimage |
| camel caravans | started by the berber nomads made trade across the sahara easier and more possible |
| dinar | former coins |
| mitqals | ... |
| Bantu-speaking people | the speakers of a relates group of languages ho migrated from west africa into most of the southern half of africa |
| Proto-Bantu | when only one parent speaks Bantu |
| Swahili language | a blend of arabic and bantu |
| Bantu | "the people" |
| zimbabwe (know meaning) | ... |
| "florentines" | people who live in florence |
| "doubloons" | people who live in england |
| "where the king lives" | "Mali" |
| mild climate zone | moderate rainfall, warm temperatures ... a welcoming climate densely populated with farmers and herders fertile land produces an abundance of crops - on a consistent basis |
| desert climate zones | cover approximatly 40% of africa sahara and kalahari |
| rainforest climate zones | heavy rain, warm temperatures produce dense forests where little farming and little travel are possible. |
| savanna climate zone | broad grasslands dotted with small trees and shrubs covers 40% of africas land area |
| benin bronzes | ... |
| the lost-wax process | ... |
| iron smelting | ... |
| "fleets of the desert" | ... |
| subsistence farming | ... |
| sahara desert | ... |
| kalahari desert | ... |
| sahel | ... |
| savanna(s) | ... |
| rainforest | ... |
| djenne-djeno | ... |
| egypt | ... |
| meroe | ... |
| adulis | ... |
| massawa | ... |
| maghrib (libya, tunisia, algeria, and morocco) | ... |
| democratic republic of congo | ... |
| Mediterranean sea | ... |
| Mediterranean coast | ... |
| niger river | ... |
| senegal river | ... |
| congo river | ... |
| timbuktu | ... |
| gao | ... |
| mecca | ... |
| kilwa | ... |
| mombasa | ... |
| mogadishu | ... |
| sofala | ... |
| indean ocean | ... |
| arabian sea | ... |
| sudan (kush) | ... |
| ethiopia (axum) | ... |
| nigeria (bantu people) | ... |
| nubia (late kush) | ... |
| axum (also spelled aksum) | ... |
| ghana | ... |
| mali | ... |
| songhai | ... |
| great zimbabwe | ... |
| mutapa empire | ... |
| nok | ... |
| bantu-speaking peoples | ... |
| king ezana | ... |
| mahrem (god) | ... |
| ares (god) | ... |
| efe | ... |
| almoravids (came first) | ... |
| almohads | ... |
| soninke people | ... |
| arab people/ arab traders | ... |
| berbers | ... |
| sundiata keita | ... |
| mansa musa | ... |
| ibn battuta | ... |
| sunni ali | ... |
| askia muhammad (muhammad ture) | ... |
| hausa people | ... |
| yoruba people/ yoruba kingdoms | ... |
| benin people/ kingdom of benin | ... |
| mutota | ... |
| shona people | ... |
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