ch 3 vocab

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Desert covering most of Northern Africa.

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Sahara

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Flat grasslands in Africa.

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savannah

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Narrow land strip in Africa between Sahara and rain forests.

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Sahel

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Two or more African clans sharing a common language, beliefs, and customs

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tribe

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Largest family group in Africa

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clan

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An African clan that believed in one god, Ngai.

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Kikuyu

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Belief that spirits inhabit objects

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animism

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Slave who gained favor with the Aksum king and introduced Coptic Christianity.

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Frumentius

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Coastal kingdom in West Africa

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Ghana

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Kingdom in West Africa

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Mali