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Africa Civilizations
EL WH Chapter 10 - Kingdoms, Environments, Mansa Musa
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Environment | Area around, natural world - made up of different geography and climates |
| Vegetation | Plants , grass, trees and bushes |
| Savanna | A large part of Africa, an area with grass and small trees |
| Rainforest | An area with lots of rain and plants, lots of trees grow there |
| Slash and Burn | When you cut all the plants and burn them, so you can farm, deforestation |
| Ethnic Group | A group of people that share the same culture, many Americans belong to many different ethnic groups. |
| River Basin | A large area that includes the major river there |
| Tributaries | Small rivers connected to a large river creating a river basin |
| Niger River | Important river in West Africa |
| Mortar | A special type of cement, it's like a glue and keeps bricks together when building. |
| Vassals | Nobles, rich people in the feudal system they usually controlled land for the king. |
| Intermediaries | Middlemen, traders |
| Swahili | A new culture and language, when Arab and African cultures mixed |
| Kingdom | An area of land that a king is in control of |
| Merchant | Businessmen, a person who trades goods |
| Berbers | African nomads that lived in the desert, they took camel caravans across the desert |
| Scholar | A person who is very educated and continues to learn. Found in many Islamic cities, these are smart, educated teachers |
| Rebel | Protestor, someone who refuses to agree and fights against something |
| Axum | Kingdom of East Africa in modern day Ethiopia. King Ezana made Christianity the official religion of this Kingdom |
| Ghana | 1st Kingdom in West Africa. Called the "Kingdom of Gold" for its gold fields and trade network. |
| Mansa Musa | King of Mali. Took 60,000 people and 80 camels on a pilgrimage to Makkah. |
| Timbuktu | Important trading city in West Africa. Home to the Djenne Mosque. |
| Gold and Salt | Important trading goods of west Africa |
| Zimbabwe | Also means "great stone houses" . They had great walls, palaces, and forts made from stone. |
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