WH - Ch. 15 - African Civilizations Vocabulary Review

one of a kind

• major

• similar

• unique

• survived

a grassy plant that is a natural source of sugar

• savanna

• plateau

• sugarcane

• griot

a family made up of several generations

• griot

• extended family

• matrilineal

• dhow

the unique culture of Africa's East Coast and the language spoken there

• area

• savanna

• Swahili

• dhow

tracing family descent through mothers rather than fathers

• oral history

• spiritual

• dhow

• matrilineal

a group of people descended from the same ancestor

• clan

• dhow

• convert

• griot

stories passed down from generation to generation

• oral history

• Swahili

• spiritual

• griot

to keep in the same state

• survive

• maintain

• transport

• contact

a gospel song

• Swahili

• savanna

• survived

• spiritual

tropical grasslands dotted with small trees and shrubs

• plateau

• savanna

• griot

• dhow