Islam and West Africa Vocab

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Sub-Saharan

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The area in Africa underneath the Sahara Desert

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Sahara

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Desert in Northern Africa

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Sahel

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A strip of dry grassland on the Southern border of the Sahara Desert

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Family Based Communities

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A small community in which all the members are related; in early societies

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Timbuktu

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Important African city and trade and Islamic cultural center first developed by Mansa Musa

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Kingdom

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A country or territory ruled by a monarch

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Village

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Small community

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Muhammad

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The founder of Islam

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Extended family

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An immediate family (parents and their children) plus other close relatives, such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins

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Tribute

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A payment made by one ruler or country to another for protection or as a sign of submission