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a group of people that included everyone who could trace his ancestry to a common relative |
clan |
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two or more clans living together with the same basic beliefs, customs, and language. |
tribe |
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people who memorized the ancestry of their people and told stories about it to others. |
storytellers |
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the practice of leaning through oral stories |
oral histories |
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a belief where African people believed that spirits lived in trees, rocks, rivers, mountians, and the air. |
animism |
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African religious leaders
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witch doctors |
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An ancient kingdom below Kuch |
Aksum |
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The Bishop of the Ethiopian Church |
Frumentius |
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The practice of demon worship |
Demonism |
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Drum that changed pitch |
Talking drums |
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African craftsmen made masks were used by witch doctors |
masks |
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A place where the king commissioned artists to make bronze plaques |
Benin |
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sculptures commemorating the life of people |
bronze plaques |
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A place where there was a Christian community |
Lalibela |
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The largest of the 10 carved churches |
Church of the Redeemer of the World |
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One of the 10 carved churches, made inside a hill |
Church of St. George |
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A person who changes locations to survive |
nomad |
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land for crops allowed to idle during the growing season |
fallow |
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the largest, most important Western African Kingdomd |
Ghana |
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A large, important Western African Kingdom |
Mali |
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A large Western African Kingdom that lasted until the 17th century |
Songhai |
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A city that was important for African trade |
Timbuktu |
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A great Mali ruler |
Mansa Musa |
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A mixture of Arabic, Persian, Florence, and Benedetto Dei. |
Swahili |
