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Chp 13 Vocabulary
Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Savanna | A short grassy plain. |
| Griot | A professional storyteller from Africa. |
| Swahili | A culture and language that combines African and Arabic cultures and languages. |
| Oba | A king of Benin. |
| Bantu | Groups of languages. |
| Zagwe Dynasty | A new dynasty found in 1150. |
| Solomonid Dynasty | The dynasty that Took over the Zagwe Dynasty. |
| Sumanguru | Defeated the king Soninke king and controlled Koumbi. |
| Sundiata | Defeated the king of Sumanguru. |
| Mansa Musa | The grandson of Sundiata. |
| Sonni Ali | A king of Sumanguru. |
| Ezana | Converted to Christians. |
| Lalibela | A Zagwe king that ruled from about 1185-1225. |
| Sahara | The largest desert in the world. |
| Ghana | An ancient kingdom in West Africa. |
| Mali | An empire in West Africa. |
| Timbuktu | The capital of Japan. |
| Kilwa | A southern African city involved in the gold and ivory trade. |
| Axum | A kingdom in East Africa that began as a trading settlement. |