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Medieval Africa

TermDefinition
Kinship a group of people related by blood, marriage, and adoption
Clan a pack of many kinships
Elders the oldest person in a kinship
Men's Jobs took care of cattle, cleared land, built houses
Women's Jobs cooked, looked after kids, made pottery, worked in the fields
Kid's Jobs gathered firewood, tended flocks, cleaned the house
Village a small group of houses
City a large village
Trade Center a local area for trading
Traded Items salt, cloth, metal, gold, ivory, cattle hides, and slaves
King a ruler
King's Jobs controlled trade and preformed prayers and rituals to bring rain, make the land fertile, and bring wealth
Griot storyteller
Army people trained and armed for war
Trade Route any route usually taken by merchant ships, caravans, etc.
Mansa Musa a famous king
Mansa Musa's Pilgrimage went on a pilgrimage to Mecca and took 13 tons of gold, 12,000 slaves, and 80 camels
Pilgrimage a journey to a sacred place
Rebel a person who resists authority
Berbers people who spread Islam and spoke and wrote Arabic
Bandits a robber or outlaw
Desert a sandy plain with sand dunes
Grassland a grassy plain
Forest an area with a large amount of trees
North Africa desert
North-West Africa grassland
West Africa forest
Desert's Resources salt
Grassland's Resources crops and cattle
Forest's Resources gold
Prosper to be successful; thrive
Kingdom a group of conquered villages and cities
Taxes an amount of money the government collects
Congo River's Resources rich soil, iron, copper, good fishing, transport
Portuguese Trading Items guns, horses, manufactured products
Missionaries a person who is sent to spread a religion
Slaves a person who is forced to work for no pay and is someone's "property"
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