West Africa Vocabulary Quiz - April Gallagan | Library

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	savanna	rain forest	Sahara
An open grassland with scattered trees

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	Savanna	Sahel	Rain Forest
A partly dry region in Africa just south of the Sahara that separates the desert from the wetter areas

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	Sahel	Sahara	Rain forest
A moist, densely wooded area that contains many different plants and animals

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	griot	animism	commodity
The belief that bodies of water, animals, trees and other natural objects have spirits

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	Timbuktu	Djenne	Sahel
Mali trading city that became the center of wealth and learning

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	animism	caravan	desertification
Process by which fertile land becomes a desert

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	animism	caravan	desertification
A group of people that travels together

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	Tunka Manin	Sundiata	Mansa Musa
King of Ghana known for his excellent leadership and ability to handle money wisely.

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	griot	oral history	scarcity
A spoken record of past events

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	caravan	griot	desertification
A West African story teller

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	commodity	griot	caravan
A tradable good (ex. crops, gold, salt)

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	caravan	desertification	scarcity
A shortage of something (ex. crops, food)

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	Mansa Musa	Sundiata	Timbuktu
Strong leader who turned Mali into an empire

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	Sahel	Askia the Great	Mansa Musa
Mali's greatest and most famous leader

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	Sunni Ali	Timbuktu	Mansa Musa
Songhai leader who conquered all of Mali

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	Sahara	Sundiata	Askia the Great
Muslim leader who ruled Songhai; known for his Muslim faith and belief in education

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	Sahara	Sahel	Rain Forest
A large, hot desert that covers almost all of North Africa.