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African Empire Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rifts are: | long, deep valleys formed by the movement of the Earth's crust |
| sub-Saharan Africa is: | Africa south of the Sahara |
| Sahel is: | A strips of land with little rainfall that divides the desert from wetter areas. |
| A savannah is an: | open grassland with scattered trees |
| rain forests are: | moist, densely wooded areas |
| an extended family is: | usually included the father, mother, children, and close relatives in one household |
| an animism is: | the belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits |
| a silent barter is: | a process in which people exchange goods without contacting each other directly |
| Tunka Manin was: | king of the empire of Ghana, his kingdom was visited by Muslim writers. |
| Sundiata was: | the founder of the Empire of Mali, his reign is recorded in legends |
| Mansa Musa was: | Mali's greatest and most famous mansa, or ruler, he was a devout Muslim. He made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca that helped spread Mali's fame. |
| Sunni Ali was a: | powerful French noble who conquered England, he brought feudalism to Britain. |
| Askia the great was: | Songhai ruler, he overthrew Sunni Bare. His reign was the high point of Songhai culture |
| oral history is: | a spoken record of past events |
| griots are: | Weat African storytellers |
| proverbs are: | short sayings of wisdom or truth |
| Kente is a: | hand-woven, brightly colored West African fabric |
| process means: | a series of steps by which a task is accomplished |
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