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Africa Vocab1
Question | Answer |
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imperialism | the extension of a nation's power over other lands by military, political, or economic means. |
famine | a widespread lack of food resulting in hunger or starvation. |
nomad | a member of a group with no permanent home. |
apartheid | the government policy of strict and unequal segregation of the races. It was practiced in South Africa from 1948 to the early 1990s. |
civil war | an armed conflict between groups within a country. |
clan | a group of families or households |
resources | a source of supply, support, or aid. Something that can be used when needed. |
genocide | systematic killing of a racial or cultural group |
scarcity | rare or shortness of supply |
Bantu Migration | one of the largest migrations ever, when the Bantu people migrated from Congo. It began in 1000 - 1800 A.D. They introduced many things to the places where they migrated. |