CH 13 Medieval Africa

area of high flat land

• griot

• dhow

• plateau

• clan

storyteller

• plateau

• griot

• clan

• dhow

an Arab sailboat

• clan

• griot

• plateau

• dhow

group of families related by blood or marriage

• clan

• sultan

• extended family

• matrilineal

military and political leader with absolute authority over a Muslim country

• Swahili

• sultan

• clan

• matrilineal

refers to the culture and language of East Africa

• Swahili

• extended family

• oral history

• matrilineal

family group including several generations as well as other relatives

• clan

• matrilineal

• extended family

• oral history

refers to a group that traces descent through mothers rather than fathers

• matrilineal

• sultan

• extended family

• clan

the stories passed down from generation to generation

• griot

• Swahili

• dhow

• oral history

Allowed different religions, built mosques, set up libraries and collected books, ______________, was the last strong king of Mali.

• Sunni Ali

• Sundiata Keita

• Mansa Musa

• Ibn Battuta