Medieval Africa Vocab

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Grassland with scattered trees and bushes

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Savanna

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Guidance from and esteem for deceased ancestors

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ancestor worship

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Livestock eat most grass, leaving ground exposed.

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overgraze

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Belief that natural objects have spirits

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Animism

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Excess supply of something

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Surplus

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Belief in many Gods

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Polytheism

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Africa south of the Sahara Desert

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Sub-Saharan Africa

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West Africa's semi-desert vegetation zone

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Sahel

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Father, mother, children, and close relatives in one household

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Extended family

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Method of trading between people who don't speak the same language

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Silent Barter