SSA political vocabulary

a South African anti-apartheid activist and the country's first black president from 1994 to 1999.

• Nelson Mandela

• Griot

• Oral Traditions

• Apartheid

A system of institutionalized racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa.

• Apartheid

• Refugee

• Poaching

• Great African Cake

When one country takes control of another country or region, often exploiting its resources and people.

• Colonialism

• Apartheid

• African Union

• Clan

A community or population made up of people who share a common cultural background or descent.

• Ethnic Group

• Griot

• Reserve

• Polytheism

A person who has to leave their home country because of war, persecution, or natural disasters.

• Refugee

• Kingdon

• Pan-Africanism

• Great African Cake

a continental body consisting of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African Continent. Established to promote the unity and solidarity of African countries.

• African Union

• Kingdom

• Polytheism

• Oral Traditions

The illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals, often for their valuable parts like ivory or skins.

• Poaching

• Apartheid

• Colonialism

• Griot

Territory where the preservation of an animal species or natural resource is of particular importance.

• Reserve

• Poaching

• Ethnic Group

• Clan

A community's cultural and historical traditions passed down by word of mouth from one generation to another.

• Oral Traditions

• Griot

• Polytheism

• Reserve

A group of families or households that share a common ancestor and often live together in a community.

• Clan

• Kingdom

• Griot

• Ethnic Group