Chapter 8 Historical Geography
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Sahara | largest desert in Africa, in the north |
| Sahel | southern edge of the Sahara "coastline" |
| Savannas | grassy plains, where most people in Africa live |
| Animism | a religion in which spirits play an important role in regulating daily life |
| Griots | storytellers who kept African history alive |
| Nok | West Africa's earliest known culture, between 500 BC and AD 200 |
| Djenne-Djeno | or ancient Djenne, the oldest known city in Africa south of the Sahara |
| Migration | permanent move from one country or region to another |
| Push-Pull Factors | factors why people would migrate, environmental, economic, or political |
| Bantu-Speaking Peoples | small groups moving southward throughout Africa, spreading their languge and culture (Bantu means "the people") |
| Aksum | power kingdom which arose and conquered Kush, located on the "Horn of Africa", became a major trading site |
| Adulis | Aksum's chief seaport |
| Ezana | a strong ruler of Aksum who ruled from 325 to 360 AD |
| Terraces | steplike ridges constructed on mountains to help with agriculture, invention of Aksumites |
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