Medieval Africa Unit Vocab

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traditional African storytellers

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griots

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sailboats used by Arab traders

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dhow

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a group of families related by blood or marriage.

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clan

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a family made up of several generations

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extended family

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stories passed down from generation to generation

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oral history

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Tracing family descent through mothers rather than fathers

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matrilineal

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More than what is needed or used; excess

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surplus

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Something that is bought or sold

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Commodity

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Which vegetation zone of Africa is semi-arid, has flat grasslands, mostly small farmers live there, and 3 major kingdoms developed in it? Options: savanna, sahel, desert, forest

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sahel

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Mansa Musa is most famous for..?

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making a pilgrimage to Mecca