An object made or used by people in the past

A music type where the leader of said piece leads with a call and the chorus responses

An oral story that is passed down by generations to created traditions

A payment to made to a ruler for procession or a sign of submission to a larger empire

The account of the line of ancestry within a family

Burning ore to make melting (specifically iron) to produce spear tips and tools.

The trade between the people above (North) of the Sahara and people below the Sahara (South).

A family line traced through the mother

A family line traced through the father

A way of trading without having a way of contact, direct contact that is.

A person that sings stories (Monda people).

Resources all have a limit, whilst needs and wants are unlimited.

He is an Arabian traveler; traveled 75,000 miles; wrote the alphabet.

A very rich ruler (the richest man to ever live in some people’s eyes); first accepted Islam.

It was the longest river in Africa that was used as a trading highway; a windy river

A vegetation ground with tall grasses, scattered trees, with a long raining season

A semi-desert with short grasses, short bushes, and scattered trees.

They were people from 500 BCE who mastered iron working

Middle of trade; powerful warrior king; salt gold trade; medieval civilization; fell because of internal and external pressures as well as shift in trade routes

A west African country ruled by the mande people; Islamic; trade was a key factor and was known for their islamic scholarships; fragmented into smaller kingdoms.

Since we live on Earth, we are not able to satisfy all of our needs, therefore we depend on others for our own needs.

Largest and hottest desert in the world; 3.5 million square miles.

People who broke away from the Mali empire and eventually built their own empire in West Africa; well organized government; rich in culture; fell in the 16th century due to internal conflict and external pressures.

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Question	Answer
Artifact	An object made or used by people in the past
Call-and-response	A music type where the leader of said piece leads with a call and the chorus responses
Folktale	An oral story that is passed down by generations to created traditions
Tribute	A payment to made to a ruler for procession or a sign of submission to a larger empire
Genealogies	The account of the line of ancestry within a family
Smelting	Burning ore to make melting (specifically iron) to produce spear tips and tools.
Trans-Saharan-trade	The trade between the people above (North) of the Sahara and people below the Sahara (South).
Matrilineal	A family line traced through the mother
Patrilineal	A family line traced through the father
Silent Barter	A way of trading without having a way of contact, direct contact that is.
Griot	A person that sings stories (Monda people).
Scarcity	Resources all have a limit, whilst needs and wants are unlimited.
Ibn Buttuta	He is an Arabian traveler; traveled 75,000 miles; wrote the alphabet.
Mansa Musa	A very rich ruler (the richest man to ever live in some people’s eyes); first accepted Islam.
Niger River	It was the longest river in Africa that was used as a trading highway; a windy river
Savanna	A vegetation ground with tall grasses, scattered trees, with a long raining season
Sahel	A semi-desert with short grasses, short bushes, and scattered trees.
Nok	They were people from 500 BCE who mastered iron working
Ghana	Middle of trade; powerful warrior king; salt gold trade; medieval civilization; fell because of internal and external pressures as well as shift in trade routes
Mali	A west African country ruled by the mande people; Islamic; trade was a key factor and was known for their islamic scholarships; fragmented into smaller kingdoms.
Interdependence	Since we live on Earth, we are not able to satisfy all of our needs, therefore we depend on others for our own needs.
Sahara	Largest and hottest desert in the world; 3.5 million square miles.
Songhai	People who broke away from the Mali empire and eventually built their own empire in West Africa; well organized government; rich in culture; fell in the 16th century due to internal conflict and external pressures.

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