Africa - Vocab. Review

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• Savanna

• a group of people descended from the same ancestor

• Sugarcane

• sailboat that uses wind-catching, triangular sails

• Dhow

• grassy plant that is a natural source of sugar

• Matrilineal

• flat grassland, sometimes scattered with trees, in a tropical or subtropical region

• Clan

• tracing descent through the mother rather than the father

Match the following

• Oral History

• a traditional storyteller

• Plateau

• an area of high, mostly flat land

• Griot

• stories that are passed down from generation to generation

Match the following.

• Swahili

• unique culture & language of Africa's East Coast

• Spiritual

• a gospel song

• Extended Family

• a family made up of several generations

Which vocab. word is a type of boat?

• Griot

• Dhow

• Clan

• Swahili

Which vocab. word refers to gospel singing?

• Matrilineal

• Griot

• Plateau

• Spiritual

Which vocab. word is something you can eat?

• Savanna

• Dhow

• Sugarcane

• Plateau

Which vocab. word is a type of landform?

• Clan

• Sugarcane

• Dhow

• Plateau

Which vocab. word is also a spoken language?

• Swahili

• Extended Family

• Griot

• Dhow

Which vocab. word is a type of person?

• Matrilineal

• Savanna

• Griot

• Dhow

Which vocab. word has to do with mothers, not fathers?

• Clan

• Extended Family

• Oral History

• Matrilineal