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Early W Africa
Societies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rifts | long, deep valleys formed by the movment of earth's crust |
| sub-saharh Africa | south of the saharah |
| Sahel | strip of land that divids the deser from wetter areas |
| rain forest | moist,desley wooded areas |
| savannah | open grass land with scatterd trees |
| extended family | usualy icluded childern, mother, father, and othe close relatives that live in one household |
| animism | belief bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits |
| traditional | time-honored, customary |
| impact | effect, or result |
| silent barter | prosses in which people exchange goods without ever contacting each other directly |
| Tunka Manin | emperor in which ghana reached its height under |
| Soninke | first people in ghana, farmerss |
| koumbi Saleh | oasis for travelers |
| mali | great empire |
| mansa musa | leader in which mali reached its height under from 1200 to 1300 |
| sunni ail | ruler of songhai in 1464 |
| askia the great | leader of the rebelion, overtook sunni baru |