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Chapter 15 Vocabulary

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

tropical grasslands dotted with small trees and shrubs

a)

savanna

b)

plateau

c)

griot

d)

dhow

2.

an area of high and mostly flat land

a)

plateau

b)

savanna

c)

griot

d)

dhow

3.

traditional storytellers

a)

griot

b)

savanna

c)

plateau

d)

dhow

4.

sailboat using wind-catching, triangular sails

a)

dhow

b)

griot

c)

plateau

d)

savanna

5.

a group of people descended from the same ancestor

a)

clan

b)

extended family

c)

Swahili

d)

matrilineal

6.

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

a)

Swahili

b)

clan

c)

extended family

d)

matrilineal

7.

a family made up of several generations

a)

extended family

b)

matrilineal

c)

clan

d)

Swahili

8.

tracing family descent through mothers rather than fathers

a)

matrilineal

b)

extended family

c)

clan

d)

Swahili

9.

stories passed down from generation to generation

a)

oral history

b)

sugarcane

c)

spiritual

d)

matrilineal

10.

a grassy plant that is a natural source of sugar

a)

sugarcane

b)

spiritual

c)

oral history

d)

matrilineal

11.

a gospel song

a)

spiritual

b)

sugarcane

c)

oral history

d)

matrilineal