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Africa
Vocabulary for Africa Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Civilization | A culture that has reached a certain level of development. |
| Irrigation System | Ditches built to control the flooding and water the land. |
| City-State | A small state or nation. |
| Theocracy | Government ruled by religion. |
| Cuneiform | A form of writing created by the Sumerians. |
| Mesopotamia | One of the first civilizations in fertile crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. |
| Hammurabi's Code | Set of laws. |
| Phoenicians | They developed an alphabet that we still use today. |
| Nile | Longest River in the world. |
| Delta | Fan shaped land at the mouth of the river. |
| Pharaoh | King of the Egyptians |
| Polytheistic | Belief in more than one god |
| Mummies | Were embalmed and preserved for the afterlife. |
| Pyramids | Tombs that belonged to pharaohs. |
| Hieroglyphics | Egyptian form of picture writing. |
| Papyrus | Egyptian paper made from reeds. |
| Scribes | Egyptian royal officers who recorded government business. |
| Silt | Small particles of rich soil. |
| Oasis | A green area in a desert fed by underground water. |
| Aquifers | Underground rock layers that store water. |
| Secular | non religious |
| Strait of Gibralter | separates Morocco and Spain. |
| Sinai Peninsula | part of Egypt and borders Asia. |
| Suez Canal | separates the Sinai Peninsula from the rest of Egypt. |
| Sahara Desert | located in North Africa. |
| Poaching | Illegal hunting of protected animals. |
| Cassava | A plant whose roots are ground to make porridge. |
| Swahili | African language spoken in Kenya. |
| Serengeti Plain | Famous wildlife preserve located in Tanzania. |
| Sisal | A plant fiber used to make rope. |
| Mt. Kilimanjaro | Highest point in Africa, located in Tanzania/Kenya border. |
| Lake Victoria | largest lake in Africa and source of the Nile River. |
| Clans | Groups of related people. |
| Genocide | Deliberate destruction of a group of people. |
| Savannas | Tropical grasslands with few trees. |
| Tsetse Fly | Causes Sleeping Sickness in East and Central countries. |
| Mangrove | Tropical tree with roots that extend above and beneath the water. |
| Harmattan | A dusty wind that blows south from the Sahara. |
| Desertification | Where grasslands have become deserts. |
| Mansa Musa | Famous king from Tombouctou, Mali who gave away his gold on a journey to Makkah. |
| Tuareg | "Blue Men of the Desert" Nomadic people from the desert. |
| Namib Desert | Located in southern Africa. |
| Cape of Good Hope | Southern most point in Africa. |
| Boers | Dutch settlers in South Africa. |
| Apartheid | "Apartness" segregation in South Africa. |
| Nelson Mandela | Peaceful protester and first black president of South Africa. |
| Townships | Crowded neighborhoods outside of cities. |
| Enclaves | Smaller countries located inside of larger countries. |
| Copper Belt | An area of copper mines in Zambia. |
| Lake Malawi | Holds over 500 fish species and over 400 orchid soecies. |
| Sorghum | A tall grass used as grain and syrup. |
| Kalahari Desert | Spreads over southwestern Botswana. |
| Exclave | A small part of a country separated from the main part. |
| Cyclone | Storm with heavy rains and circular winds. |
| North Africa | Desert, Islam, Arabic, Berbers |
| Maghreb | "The land farthest West." Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco |
| The Great Rift Valley | Fault Line and lowlands in East Africa. |
| Kenya | Masai, Mt. Kenya, animal preserves |
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