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Chapter 8
Lesson 4,5,6,7
Term | Definition |
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Atlantic Slave | The Atlantic slave trade or transatlantic slave trade involved the transportation by slave traders of enslaved African people |
Trade | the action of buying and selling goods and services. |
Colonialism | the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically. |
Pan-Africanism | the principle or advocacy of the political union of all the indigenous inhabitants of Africa. |
Apartheid | (in South Africa) a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race. |
Genocide | the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. |
Arab Spring | The Arab Spring was a series of anti-government protests, uprisings, and armed rebellions |
Islamism | Islamic militancy or fundamentalism. |
Oasis | a fertile spot in a desert, where water is found. |
savanna | a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees. |
copts | a member of the Coptic Church. |
indigenous | originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native. |
corruption | dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery. |
call center | an office set up to handle a large volume of telephone calls, especially for taking orders and providing customer service. |
CFA franc | the basic monetary unit of Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, and the Central African Republic, equal to 100 centimes. |
Deforestation | the action of clearing a wide area of trees. |
Desertification | the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture. |
Nongovernmental Organization | Organizations which are independent of government involvement are known as non-governmental organizations or NGOs. |