Chapter 13 Africa
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- Rifts
- long, deep valleys formed by the movements of the earths crust.
- sub-Saharan Africa
- Africa south of the Sahara Desert.
- Sahel
- A strip of land in West Africa that divides the desert from water areas.
- Savannah
- Open grassland with few scattered trees.
- Rain forests
- dense, wet forests near the equator
- Extended family
- Parents, children, and near relatives who all live in one household.
- Animism
- The belief that bodies of water, animals, trees and other natural objects have spirits.
- Silent barter
- A process in which people exchange goods without ever contacting each other directly.
- Tunka Manin
- Ghanas king who ruled the empire at the height of its power.
- Sundiata
- Ruler that led the Mali Empires rise to power.
- Mansa Musa
- Muslim king who ruled the Mali Empire at the height of its power and spread Islam through a large part of Africa.
- Sunni Ali
- First leader of Songhai the last of the great West African empires.
- Askia the Great
- Muslim ruler who led Songhai to the height of its power.
- Oral history
- A spoken record of past events.
- Griots
- West African storytellers responsible for reciting oral history.
- Proverbs
- Short sayings of wisdom or truth.
- Kente
- Handwoven, brightly colored cloth made in West Africa.