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History Finals
Finals for history
Term | Definition |
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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 |