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15 Cards in this Set
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the region that lies south of the vast desert . It is called ? |
Sahara. Sub-Saharan Africa |
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flat lands are called |
Savanna |
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What crops did people in the Savanna have |
millet, sorghum, maize (corn) |
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narrow strip of land between the Sahara and the savannah |
Sahel |
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what crops grew in Sahel |
finger millet, peas, flax |
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African raised what kind of animals |
sheep, goats, cattle |
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Cattle were considered a sign of ? |
Wealth |
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what proved to be more valuable that stone, wood, or bone. Why? |
Iron because its more durable |
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largest family group in Africa |
clan |
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african society continued one level beyond families and clans |
tribes |
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what does a tribe consist of |
two or more clans that shared the same language, beliefs, and customs |
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what clan did not worship many gods, but believed in one god Ngai |
Kikuyu |
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what belief is that some spirits lived in trees, rocks, rivers, mountains, and some lived in the air |
animism |
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why did Africans avoid killing their livestock |
because to kill an animal meant the loss of one wealth |
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how did the spread of Islam in sub-Saharan Africa differ from that in northern Africa |
it was more gradual |
