Topic 8 Early Africa

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Glowingly Beautiful

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Resplendent

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Dominance, or a controlling influence

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Prevelance

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An extended family unit composed of multiple families that have combined to create a larger community.

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Lineage group

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A relatively high, flat land area

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Plateau

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The semi-dry region of Africa between the Sahara and the grasslands of the savanna.

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Sahel

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Broad grassland dotted with small trees and shrubs.

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Savanna

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Connection through common ancestors or tribal relations.

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Kinship

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A special class of African storytellers who helped keep a people's history alive.

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Griot

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Tracing lineage through the mother is known as

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matrilineal

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Tracing lineage through the father is known as

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patrilineal