africa focus vocabulary 7 th grade world history mrs. chen
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AFRICA FOCUS VOCABULARY7th Grade World History
Mrs. Chen
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SAHEL
Sahel is a semi-desert south of the Sahara and north of the Savannah
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KINSHIP
Kinship is a connection among people by blood, marriage, or adoption
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TRIBUTE Tribute a payment made by
one ruler or country to another for protection or as a sign of submission
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LABOR SPECIALIZATION
Labor specialization is when some people focus on specific types of work
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GRIOTS
A griot is an official West African storyteller
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AMULETS
An amulet is a piece of jewelry or other object used as a charm to provide protection against bad luck, illness, injury, or evil.
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VEGETATION ZONE
A vegetation zone is a region that has certain types of plants
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SAHARA The Sahara is the large desert of northern
Africa
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SAVANNAH
A savannah is a grassland in a tropical region
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RAIN FOREST
A rain forest is a dense evergreen forest with regular heavy rainfall
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CARAVAN A caravan is a group of
people, often traders, traveling across a desert
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TRANS-SAHARAN TRADE
Trans-Saharan trade is the trade between North Africa and the southern forests of West Africa.
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BERBERS The Berbers were a group of traders from North
Africa who practice Islam, they introduced written language(Arabic) to West Africa.
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GHANA
Ghana is a region between the Sahara and the forests of southern West Africa
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MATRILINEAL
Matrilineal means that royal inheritance was traced through women’s bloodlines rather than men’s.
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MALI
Mali is a West African empire founded by the Malinke people
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MANSA MUSA
Mansa Musa was a king of Mali who came to power in 1312.
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TIMBUKTU Timbuktu was a city in Mali that was a
center of trade and culture