West Africa Vocab

A region characterized by the kind of plants that grow there.

• Savanna Region

• Vegetation Region

• Desert Region

• Western Region

One of the major religions of the world

• Islam

• Judaism

• Catholicism

• Christianity

A group of kingdoms or nations taken over and ruled by one leader.

• Emperor

• Dynasty

• Monarchy

• Empire

An evergreen forest in a tropical area with lots of rain and very hot weather.

• Savanna

• Sahara

• Grasslands

• Tropical Rainforest

A region with tall grass and a few scattered trees.

• Grasslands

• Desert

• Savanna

• Prairie

A special branch of history in which you study objects from the past.

• Archaeology

• Historian

• Archaeologist

• Alchemist

Someone who belongs to the religion of Islam.

• Mali

• Catholic

• Muslim

• Agnostic

History that is passed along by speaking and not written down.

• Records

• Oral History

• Journals

• Songs

Things from the past that are left for us to study.

• Fossils

• Antique

• Griot

• Artifacts

Historian and storyteller responsible for keeping the oral history of an area.

• Griot

• Author

• Muslim

• Archaeologist