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sahara
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largest desert in the world; played major role in development of africa
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savannas
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grassy plains
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cataracts
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waterfalls
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desertification
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process by which fertile or semi-desert land becomes desert
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bantu
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root language of W africa on which some early african mirgation patterns are based
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Nubia
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aka Kush; ancient kingdom in NE africa
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Meroe
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capital of Nubia
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nuclear family
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parents and children living and working together as a unit
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patrilineal
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term for a family organization in which kinship ties are traced through the father
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matrilineal
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term for a family organization in which kinship ties are traced through the mother
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lineage
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a group of households who claime a common ancester
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consensus
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general agreement
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griots
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professional story tellers who recited ancient stories
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surplus
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more than needed
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commodity
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valuable product
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Ghana
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early W african trading kingdom
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Sundiata
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created the Mali empire
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Mali
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medieval W african trading empire
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Mansa Musa
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greatest emperor of Mali; expanded the borders and promoted religious tolerance
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Songhai
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medieval W african kingdom located in present-day Mali, Niger, and Nigeria
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Axum
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trading center, and powerful ancient kingdom in N present-day ethiopia
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Adulis
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stratigic trading port of Axum on the red sea
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Ethiopia
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ancient greek term for axumite kingdom
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king lalibela
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came to power in etheopia; built 11 churches carved down into the rock
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swahili
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E african culture that emerged about 1000; also bantu-based language, blending arabic words and script
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zimbabwe
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powerful E african medieval trade center and city-state
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tang dynasty
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chinese dynasty from 618-907. 1st emperor = Li Yuan, general under Sui dynasty. His son (16) Li Shimin urged him to lasd a revolt - they crushed all rivals and established the dynasty
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tang taizong
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aka Li Shimin; urged his father to step down and he took the thrown. brilliant general, gov reformer, historian, calligrapher, and became china's most admired emperor
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tributary states
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self-gov but had to acknowlage chinese supremacy and send regular tribute to the tang emperor
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land reform
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tang emperors broke up large agricultural holdings and reestablished the land to peasants -> strengthened central gov by weakening power of large landholders. increase gov revenue b/c peasants who farmed payed taxes
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song dynasty
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chinese dynasty 960-1279. scholarly general Zhao Kuangyin = founder. ruled longer than tang but occupied less land
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gentry
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wealthy landowning class
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dowry
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the payment that a woman brings to a marriage
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pagoda
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a multistoried temple w/eaves that curved up at the corners
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Steppes
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sparse, dry, treeless, grassland
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Genghis Khan
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meaning universal ruler; brilliant Mongol chieftain.
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Kublai Khan
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Genghis Khan’s grandson; toppled the last Song emperor in 1279; ruled all of China + Korea and Tibet
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Yuan
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Chinese dynasty ruled by the Mongols from 1279-1368; best known ruler was Kublai Khan
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Marco Polo
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Italian merchant; visited Cathay in N china during the Yuan dynasty, sparking europe's intrest in the E
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Ming
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Chinese dynasty in which Chinese rule was restored; held power from 1368-1644
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Zheng He
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Chinese admiral and diplomat; commanded 1st of 7 expeditions to promote trade and collect tribute from lesser powers across the W seas
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Silla dynasty
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Korean dynasty that ruled from 668-935.
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Koryo dynasty
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Korean dynasty that ruled from 935-1392.
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Celadon
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porcelain with an unusual blue-green glaze
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Choson (Yi) dynasty
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Korean dynasty founded in 1392 by the brilliant general Yi Song-gye who overthrew the Mongols.
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King Sejong
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most celebrated ruler of Korea who replaced the Chinese writing system with hangul, increasing the literacy rate.
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Hangul
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the Korean phonetic alphabet that uses symbols to represent the sounds of spoken Korean.
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Literacy rate
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percentage of people who can read and write.
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Archipelago
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chain of islands
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Tsunami
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very large, damaging wave caused by an earthquake or very strong wind
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Shinto
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principal religion in Japan that emphasizes the worship of nature
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Selective borrowing
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adopting or adapting some cultural traits but discarding others
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Samurai
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member of the warrior class in Japanese feudal society
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Bushido
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code of conduct for samurai during the feudal period in Japan
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Zen
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the practice of meditation; a school of Buddhism in Japan
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kana
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phonetic symbols represnting syllables
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