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History Finals
Finals for history
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Axum | The city-state that owes its power to its location in the Red Sea |
| Sunni Ali | stormed into Tumbuktu and drove out the Berbers |
| Plataeu | an area of high flat land |
| Griot | storyteller |
| Clan | group of people originated from the same ancestor |
| Makkah | Muslim holy city, also known as Mecca |
| Askia Muhammad | Built the largest empire is West Africa |
| Swahili | lauguage meaning people of the coast |
| Dahia al-Kahina | led fight against muslim invasion |
| oral history | stories passed down by mouth from generation to generation |
| matrinial | families traced through mothers than fathers |
| Nzinga | Battled for 40 years against portuguese |
| Extended families | families made up of several generations |