Lesson 12/13 Vocab Review

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Family line traced through the mother.

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Matrilineal

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People south of West Africa who kept their gold mine locations secret for centuries.

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Wangara

Front

Type of cloth or woven fabric.

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Textile

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West African empire ruled by the Mande, a crossroads of the Islamic world.

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Mali

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Trade as a specialized barter form where goods are exchanged without direct contact.

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Silent Barter

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Medieval West African civilization and empire (500 C.E. - 1200s).

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Ghana

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Family line traced through the father.

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Patrilineal

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First West African ruler to practice Islam devoutly.

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Mansa Musa

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Trade between peoples north and south of the Sahara.

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Trans-Saharan Trade

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People who broke away from the Mali Empire and built a vast empire in West Africa.

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Songhai