WH- Chapter 15 Quiz

tropical grasslands dotted with small trees and shrubs

• Mil Climate Regions

• Desert

• Rainforst

• Savannas

an area of high and mostly flat land

• Plateau

• Valley

• Cliff

• River

traditional storytellers

• Dhows

• Griots

• Swahili

• Shayke

sailboat using wind-catching, triangular sails

• Griots

• Plateau

• Dhows

• Clan

a group of people descended from the same ancestor

• Griots

• Swahili

• Clan

• Dhows

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

• Griot

• • matrilineal

• Plateau

• Swahili

a family made up of several generations

• Swahili

• Extended Family

• Oral History

• • Matrilineal

tracing family descent through mothers rather than fathers

• Extended Family

• Oral History

• matrilineal

• Dhows

stories passed down from generation to generation

• oral history

• matrilineal

• extended family

• Tales

a grassy plant that is a natural source of sugar

• plateau

• grassland

• griot

• sugar cane