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African Unit Vernazz
Vocab Stack CMS 0910
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the large valleys that divide Eastern Africa? | Rifts. |
| What is the name of Africa south of the Sahara? | Sub-Saharan Africa. |
| What is the strip of land that divides the desert from wetter areas? | Sahel. |
| What is the name for open grasslands with scattered trees? | Savannah. |
| What are moist, densely wooded areas? | Rainforests. |
| What is it called when a family includes a father, mother, children, and close relitives in one household? | Extended Family |
| What kind of belief is it called when bodies of water,animals,trees,and other naturel objects have spirits? | Animism |
| What is the process in which people exchange goods without ever contacting each other directly? | Silent Barter |
| What king was the ruler of the empire Ghana, when it reached its peak? | Tunka Manin |
| Mali's rise to power began under a ruler named? | Sundiata |
| Who was Mali's most famous Muslim rulers name? | Mansa Musa |
| Who was the one man who made Songhai's growth be very large? | Sunni Ali |
| Who was the leader of the people's rebellion and got the title of high mititary rank? | Askia the Great |
| What is a spoken record of past events? | Oral History |
| West African story tellers were called? | Griots |
| What are short sayings of wisdom or truth? | Proverbs |
| What is a hand woven, brightly colored fabric? | Kente |
| What is a series of steps by which a task is a accomplished called? | Process |
| What does many different types mean? | Various |