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Accelerated Africa Study Guide. Get out your Study guide & a checking pen. Let’s rock & roll!. Desert. a dry area where few plants grow, receiving less than ten inches of rain a year. Sahel –. in Africa, a strip of dry grassland between a desert and a savanna. Harbor –.
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AcceleratedAfrica Study Guide Get out your Study guide & a checking pen. Let’s rock & roll!
Desert a dry area where few plants grow, receiving less than ten inches of rain a year
Sahel – in Africa, a strip of dry grassland between a desert and a savanna
Harbor – sheltered area of water, a safe docking place for ships
Savanna • A region containing tall grasses, some tress and shrubs
Matrilineal Relating to the system of tracing descent through the female of the family Female Male
Patrilineal Relating to the system of tracing desent through the male of the family Female Male
Oasis – a spot of fertile land in a desert, fed by water from underground wells or underground springs
Commerce – buying and ________ of goods on a large scale (______). selling trade
Delta – A triangular area formed by deposits at the mouth of a river.
Flood plain – flat land near the edges of rivers formed by mud and silt deposited by floods
Monsoon • A wind system that switches direction seasonally and brings very dry or very wet seasons. These occur most often in Africa and Asia.
Kinship- the relationship among family members • Mothers • Fathers • Sisters • Brothers • Aunts • Uncles Cousins What type of kinship do you have in your family?
Plateau Sahel Desert
Mansa Musa What characteristic of a civilization does this depict?
What are the Five Characteristics of a Civilization? • Stable food supply • System of government • Social Levels • Specialization of labor • Highly developed culture
The Nok people From present day Nigeria Lived here from 500 BC to AD 200 Used iron to make tools for farming which allowed more to be grown and easier to reap while iron made the weapons more efficient.
What things other than goods were exchanged between North African traders & West African Traders? • Ideas • Religious thinking – specifically Islam • Scholarship – education • Information about new inventions
Why was the delta important to the Nok civilization and the city of Jenne-jeno? • Delta provided rich dirt to use for farming • River the delta formed on would provide trade opportunities • Fresh water for crops, drinking, cooking, washing
17. What effect did the spread of Islam have upon the people of Ghana? Part 1 • Education valued – scholars began to come to this area; reading & writing become important with traditional stories preserved • Arabic language spoken • Trade increased • Architecture changed • Became monotheistic
How did Islam effect the later West African Kingdoms? • They became patrillineal regarding the king and succession • Became a monotheistic culture • Use Shari’ah which was written • Adopted Arabic as a written language so they changed from relying solely on oral history • Because an important cultural center
Explain why a griot was an important part of West African culture. • Kept the stories and history of the past • Kept the genealogy of the village • Taught the customs to others
19. Part 1 Identify whether the African kingdoms used a matrilineal or patrilineal system of tracing decent through a family. Patrilineal
19. Part 2 Explain why the patrilinal system was used & how it effected the succession f the king. • Changed due to the adoption of Islamic law • Kings eldest son became king rather than the eldest son of his sister • Ect…
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