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Ch 5 West Africa
Vocabulary for Ch Rise of West African Empires
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| plateau | a highland area of fairly flat land |
| savannah | a broad grassland with scattered trees |
| natural resources | those products of nature that have economic value |
| Sahel | an arid, but sometimes fertile area along the southern edge of the Sahara Desert |
| Sahara Desert | northern African desert, the largest in the world |
| sub-Saharan Africa | area of Africa that is south of the Sahara Desert |
| oral history | an account of something passed down by word of mouth from one generation to another |
| labor specialization | the division of jobs and skills in a society |
| revenue | income to run the government |
| Sundiata | Name of the founder of the Mali Empire; name means "Hungering Lion" |
| conversion | change of religion |
| Mansa Musa | most famous Muslim ruler of Mali |
| inflation | a general rise in prices |
| scholarship | formal study and learning |
| Ibn Battuta | The greatest Arab traveler of medieval times |