Chapter 15: Africa

What are the savannas?

• tropical grasslands dotted with small trees and shrubs

• an area of high, mostly flat land

• traditional story tellers

• sailboat using wind to catching triangular sails

What is a plateau?

• tropical grasslands dotted with small trees and shrubs

• an area of high, mostly flat land

• traditional story tellers

• sailboat using wind to catching triangular sails

What are Griots?

• tropical grasslands dotted with small trees and shrubs

• an area of high, mostly flat land

• traditional story tellers

• sailboat using wind to catching triangular sails

What is a dhow?

• tropical grasslands dotted with small trees and shrubs

• an area of high, mostly flat land

• traditional story tellers

• sailboat using wind to catching triangular sails

What is a clan?

• a group of people descended from the same ancestor

• an area of high, mostly flat land

• traditional story tellers

• sailboat using wind to catching triangular sails

What is Swahili?

• a group of people descended from the same ancestor

• the unique culture of Africa's east coast and the language spoken there

• traditional story tellers

• sailboat using wind to catching triangular sails

What is extended family?

• a group of people descended from the same ancestor

• the unique culture of Africa's east coast and the language spoken there

• a family made up of several generations

• sailboat using wind to catching triangular sails

What is Matrilineal?

• a group of people descended from the same ancestor

• the unique culture of Africa's east coast and the language spoken there

• a family made up of several generations

• tracing family descent through the mother rather than the father

What is sugarcane?

• a grassy plant that is a natural source of sugar

• the unique culture of Africa's east coast and the language spoken there

• a family made up of several generations

• tracing family descent through the mother rather than the father

What is oral history?

• a grassy plant that is a natural source of sugar

• stories passed down from generation to generation

• a family made up of several generations

• tracing family descent through the mother rather than the father