Africa Vocab Quiz

What is a large, mostly flat area that rises above the surrounding land called?

• Savanna

• Plateau

• Griot

• Conquest

What term describes a parklike landscape of grasslands with scattered trees found in tropical areas with dry seasons?

• Natural Resources

• Specialization

• Savanna

• Trans-Saharan

What are useful materials found in the environment known as?

• Conquest

• Natural Resources

• Plateau

• Griot

What is the process of concentrating on and becoming expert in a particular subject or skill?

• Specialization

• Savanna

• Conquest

• Trans-Saharan

What does the term "Trans-Saharan" refer to?

• Across the Sahara

• A type of grassland

• A large flat area

• A musician-storyteller

What is the act of capturing something, especially in war, called?

• Griot

• Conquest

• Plateau

• Specialization

Who is an African musician-storyteller who uses music and stories to track heritage and record history?

• Savanna

• Plateau

• Griot

• Conquest

What is a group of people traveling together called?

• Caste

• Lineage

• Caravan

• Ethnic Group

What term describes a fixed social class into which a person is born?

• Lineage

• Caste

• Proverb

• Caravan

What is a group of people descended from a common ancestor called?

• Ethnic Group

• Proverb

• Lineage

• Caravan