Chapter 12 VTP Flashcards
1
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surplus
A
extra/ excess
2
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desertification
A
the process of land becoming desert
3
Q
griot
A
professional storyteller
4
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Savanna
A
grassy plain
5
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lineage
A
group claiming a common ancestor
6
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nuclear family
A
family unit consisting of parents and children
7
Q
outpost
A
distant military station
8
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Mansa Musa
A
Greatest Emperor of Mali
9
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Matrilineal
A
kinship ties are traced through the mother
10
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Slash and burn
A
forest and brush are cut down and burned to create planting fields
11
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patrilineal
A
kinship ties are traced through the father
12
Q
Oba
A
King of Benin
13
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Tse Tse Fly
A
African fly that carries a disease called “sleeping sickness”
14
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Sahara
A
The world’s largest desert, located in north Africa
15
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Timbuktu
A
A wealthy, peaceful city in Africa. Leading center of learning
