Chapter 10 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Sahel | a region of Africa that divides the Sahara desert from wetter areas |
savanna | an area of open grassland, such as those in southern Africa |
griots | storytellers who passed on oral tradition, helping to keep history alive for each new generation and were highly respected in their communities |
Nok | one of the earliest known African peoples to practice ironworking |
Bantu | a group of related languages spoken by early African peoples |
Ezana | king of Aksum who ruled at the time of Aksum's defeat of the rival trading kingdom of Kush in 350 |
Ge'ez | the written and spoken language of Aksum |
Lalibela | Zagwe king who built 11 Christian churches out of solid rock in the 1200s |
Swahili | language that blended a Bantu language and Arab words, also the name of the blended African-Arab culture that developed on East Africa's coast |
Sundaita | Mali king who led the expansion of the empire to the Atlantic Ocean |
Mansa Musa | famous ruler who led the Mali empire at its height |
Sunni Ali | strong military leader of the Songhai Empire, who took control of the former Mali empire |
Askia Muhammad | Songhai leader who ruled during the golden age of Songhai culture |
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