Seeking guidance from and holding the spirits of deceased ancestors in high esteem

When livestock eat most of the grass and leave the ground exposed to the sun.

The belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits

an excess supply of something

Belief in many Gods

Africa south of the Sahara Desert

West Africa's semi-desert vegetation zone

father, mother, children, and close relatives in one household

a method of trading used between two or more people who do not speak the same language

Long, deep valleys formed by the movement of the earth's crust.

One of Mali's most famous leaders who made Timbuktu into an important city

A West African storyteller

Descended through the mother's side of the family.