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21 Cards in this Set
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Define lineage.
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The members believe that they are descendants of a common ancestor.
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Define stateless societies.
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Lineage groups took place of a ruler or king. There was no centralized system of power.
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Define lineage.
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The members believe that they are descendants of a common ancestor.
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Define stateless societies.
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Lineage groups took place of a ruler or king. There was no centralized system of power.
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Define patrilineal.
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Members of a lineage that trace their ancestors through their father.
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Define matrilineal.
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Members of a lineage that trace their ancestors through their mother.
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Define Maghrib.
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The part of North Africa that is today the Mediterranean coast of Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco.
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Define Almoravids.
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A strict religious brotherhood that followed Ibn Yasin's teachings.(Muslim)
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Define Almohads.
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A group that seized power of the Almoravids. (Muslim)
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Define Ghana.
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Ghana was a kingdom, and its rulers were growing rich by taxing goods that traders carried through their territory.
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Define Mali.
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The kingdom of Mali lied south of Ghana.
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Define Sundiata.
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Mali's first great leader came to power by crushing a cruel and unpopular leader.
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Define Mansa Musa.
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A Muslim ruler who supported the spread of the Muslim religion.
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Define Ibn Battuta.
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A traveler and historian from Morocco.
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Define Songhai.
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A people who controlled the east. They built a huge army.
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Define Hausa.
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A group of people named after the language they spoke. They lived in city-states.
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Define Yoruba.
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Another group that spoke a common language who lived in city-states in the savanna.
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Define Benin.
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A kingdom that lived the forest.
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Define Swahili.
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A Bantu and Arabic blended language.
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Define Great Zimbabwe.
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A city established by the Shona people that grew from the gold trade.
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Define Mutapa Empire.
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An empire that conquered all of modern day Zimbabwe. They lived off of gold.
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