Chapter 5: Mali (Vocabulary)

Choose the correct definition of enslave.

• to hire someone to work for money

• to volunteer to practice a different religion

• to force someone to practice a different religion

• to force a person to work as a slave

Choose the correct definition of agriculture.

• the science or practice of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock; farming

• of or relating to an area just outside of a big city or town

• a chemical or natural substance added to soil to help plants grow

• the process of using resources, especially machinery, to produce goods and services

Choose the correct definition of pilgrimage.

• a conversion to a new religion

• an attack against an ethnic or religious minority

• a battle fought about religion

• a journey made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion

Choose the correct definition of commercial.

• related to or engaged in governmental and social affairs

• related to or engaged in the making of roads and routes

• related to or engaged in the creation of harbors

• related to or engaged in the buying and selling of goods

Choose the correct definition of cultural diffusion.

• a change to a social structure

• the unjust judgment or mistreatment of a person or people due to race, sex, religion, nationality, or other characteristic

• the spread of people, ideas, technology, and products from one culture to another

• a reason for migration related to discrimination, intolerance, or religious freedom

Choose the correct definition of scholar.

• a person who follows a religion without knowing a lot about it

• a person who leads a trade caravan and gains a lot of wealth

• a person who makes a pilgrimage and gains a lot of followers

• a person who studies an academic subject and knows a lot about it