Unit 3 Vocab Early Civilizations Of Africa and India

The root language of many current West African languages. It is used to trace migration patterns of people in Africa.

• Rajah

• Bantu

• Scribe

• Sanskrit

A wealthy trading city that emerged in West Africa around 1450

• Kingdom of Songhai

• Sahara Desert

• Kingdom of Ghana

• Kingdom of Mali

The worlds largest desert, located in northern Africa. It became a highway for migration and trade.

• Kingdom of Mali

• Kingdom of Songhai

• Kingdom of Ghana

• Sahara Desert

In ancient civilizations, specially trained person who knew how to read, write, and keep records.

• Scribe

• Caste

• Upanishads

• Braham

An elected warrior chief of an Aryan tribe in ancient India; local Hindu ruler in India.

• Braham

• Scribe

• Rajah

• Ahimsa

In traditional Indian society, unchangeable social group into which a person is born.

• Gupta

• Reincarnation

• Rajah

• Caste

A scholarly traveler from Morocco that traveled an estimated 75,000 miles and wrote an account of his travels.

• Mansa Musa

• Ibn Battuta

Within the ancient Indian Caste System, outcasts who lived harsh lives.

• Untouchables

• Rajah

• Upanishads

• Karma

• Dharma

A seasonal wind ; in India

• Bantu

• Reincarnation

• Monsoon

• Vedas

The greatest emperor of Mali that came to throne in 1312; he converted to Islam and encouraged cultural diffusion.

• Ibn Battuta

• Mansa Musa