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18 Cards in this Set
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labor specalization
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separating the work to be done into certain tasks (sometimes assigned by gender in certain societies)
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caravan
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a single file of pack aniamls such as camels used to transport goods long distances
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trans-Sahara
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crossing the Sahara desert
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savanna
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grasslands; usually flat and with few trees
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Sahel
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the Sahara's southern border or "shore of the desert"(traditions from desert to sparse vegitation, to grasslands)
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delta
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the mud and silt left at the mouth of a river
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oral tradition
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stories, myths, and beleifs passed on by spoken words
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griot
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a West-African storyteller
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monsoon
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wet and rainy periods brought by seasonal wind systems
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matrilineal
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tracing descent through the females (women) of the family (as in certain African cultures)
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patrilineal
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tracing descent through the males (men) of the family
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Nok
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early African people who learned the art of working with iron from North Africans; used this skill to merce superior tools and weapons
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Bantu
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a major language family found in Africa; also refers to the people who speak these languages
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Proto-Bantu
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the root laguage of the Bantu language; the descendants of these people migrated throughout eastern, centra, and southern Africa
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plateau
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a raised and relently flat area of land
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dhows
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sailiny ships used by Arab traders to travel to the east coast of Africa (used seasonal winds monsoons)
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David Hungerford
7.4 Sub-Saharan Ghana and Mali period 4 |
David Hungerford
7.4 Sub-Saharan Ghana and Mali period 4 |
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tsetse fly
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an insect that can inflict humans and cattle with a fatal illness known as sleeping sickness
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