ch 3 vocab

Question 1

Savanna

Answer 1

a parklike landscape of grasslands with scattered trees that can survive dry spells.

Question 2

natural resources

Answer 2

useful matierials in the environment

Question 3

labor specialization

Answer 3

Divison of jobs and skills in a society.

Question 4

trans-Saharan

Answer 4

meaning “across the Sharia”

Question 5

caravan

Answer 5

a group of people traveling together.

Question 6

scholarship

Answer 6

formal study and learning

Question 7

griot

Answer 7

An African musician/storyteller who uses music and stories to record history as well as entertain

Question 8

stele

Answer 8

a grand stone pillar

Question 9

Greco - Roman

Answer 9

something that combines elements of greek and roman culture traditions

Question 10

monk

Answer 10

man who dedicates himself to worshipping God

Question 11

Dynasty

Answer 11

a series of rulers from the same family

Question 12

stonetown

Answer 12

a word used to describe Swahili city states and their multi-storied stone houses

Question 13

caste

Answer 13

a fixed social class into which a person is born.

Question 14

kinship

Answer 14

connection based on family relationships

Question 15

lineage

Answer 15

a group of people descended from a common ancestor.

Question 16

ethnic group

Answer 16

a group of people who share a distinct culture, language, and identity

Question 17

oral tradition

Answer 17

a community’s cultural and historical background, passed down in spoken stories and songs.

Question 18

proverb

Answer 18

a wise saying

Question 19

polyrhythmic drumming

Answer 19

a type of drumming that combines 2 or more different rythems at the same time

Question 20

plateau

Answer 20

large, mostly flat area that rises above the surrounding land.