Africa Vocab Flashcard

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Sahara

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large hot desert in Africa

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Sahel

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semi desert

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Savanna

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vegetation zone of tall grasses and scattered trees

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Niger river

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the longest river in west africa

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nok

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a people living in west Africa in 500 BCE

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artifact

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an item left behind by an earlier culture

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smelting

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melting ore to produce iron or metals

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Jenne-Jeno

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Ancient western city in Africa.

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Ghana

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A medieval civilization

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matrilineal

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a family line traced through the mother