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Vocabulary from chapter 5 & 6 HSS

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What is a deep valley formed by the movement of the earth's crust?   rifts  
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What is name of the southern Sahara?   sub-Suaran Africa  
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What is a strip that divides the desert from the wetter areas?   Sahel  
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What is an open grassland with scattered trees called?   savannah  
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Is there another name for a moist, densely wooded area?   rain forests  
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What type of family includes a father, mother, children, and close relatives in one household?   extended family  
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Is there a belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits?   animism  
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What is another name for effect or result?   impact  
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Whhat is the word for customary and time-honored?   traditional  
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What is the name for a proess in which people exchange goods without ever contacting eachother directly?   silent barter  
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Who got the empire of Ghana to reach its peak?   Tunka Manin  
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According to the legend, who was the Mali's ruler that rose the power?   Sundiata  
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Who was Mali's most famous ruler was a Muslim king?   Mansa Musa  
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Who became the ruler of Songhai in 1464?   Sunni Ali  
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Who overthrowed Sunni Baru, took the title askia, a title of high military rank?   Askia the Great  
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What is a spoken record of past events?   oral history  
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What was another name for West African storytellers?   griots  
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What was a short saying of wisdom or truth?   proverbs  
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What is a hand-woven, brightly colored fabric called?   kente  
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What is a series of steps by which a task is accomplished go by?   process  
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What is the word for the meaning of many types?   various  
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