7.4 Sub-Saharan Ghana And Mali

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labor specalization

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separating the work to be done into certain tasks (sometimes assigned by gender in certain societies)

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caravan

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a single file of pack aniamls such as camels used to transport goods long distances

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trans-Sahara

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crossing the Sahara desert

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savanna

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grasslands; usually flat and with few trees

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Sahel

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the Sahara's southern border or "shore of the desert"(traditions from desert to sparse vegitation, to grasslands)

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delta

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the mud and silt left at the mouth of a river

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oral tradition

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stories, myths, and beleifs passed on by spoken words

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griot

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a West-African storyteller

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monsoon

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wet and rainy periods brought by seasonal wind systems

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matrilineal

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tracing descent through the females (women) of the family (as in certain African cultures)

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patrilineal

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tracing descent through the males (men) of the family

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Nok

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early African people who learned the art of working with iron from North Africans; used this skill to merce superior tools and weapons

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Bantu

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a major language family found in Africa; also refers to the people who speak these languages

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Proto-Bantu

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the root laguage of the Bantu language; the descendants of these people migrated throughout eastern, centra, and southern Africa

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plateau

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a raised and relently flat area of land

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dhows

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sailiny ships used by Arab traders to travel to the east coast of Africa (used seasonal winds monsoons)

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tsetse fly

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an insect that can inflict humans and cattle with a fatal illness known as sleeping sickness