West Africa Vocab

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Savannas

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flat grassland

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plateau

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high area and mostly flat

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griots

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storyteller

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Swahili

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Bantu speaking people from Zanzibar

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matrilineal

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tracing descent from mothers vs fathers

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spirituals

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a gospel song

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oral history

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stories passed down from generation to generation

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sugarcane

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grassy plant that has a source of sugar

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Mansa Musa

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Leader of Mali

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Ghana Muslims

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Sunni