Africa Civilization Vocabulary Quiz

A large, hot desert in North Africa that covers approximately 3.5 million square miles.

• Sahara

• Sahel

• Savannah

• Smelting

A semi-desert area, south of the Sahara, where short grasses, small bushes and some trees grow.

• Sahara

• Sahel

• Savannah

• Smelting

A vegetation area of ​​tall grasses and scattered trees, with a prolonged rainy season.

• Sahara

• Sahel

• Savannah

• Smelting

The process of melting ore to produce iron or other metals from it.

• Sahara

• Sahel

• Savannah

• Smelting

Payment made by one ruler or country to another for protection or as a sign of submission

• Tribute

• Textile

• Appliques

• Call and Respond

A woven fabric

• Tribute

• Textile

• Appliques

• Call and Respond

A technique in which shaped pieces of fabric are attached to a background fabric to form a design or image.

• Tribute

• Textile

• Appliques

• Call and Respond

A style of song in which a singer or musician leads with a call and a choir responds.

• Tribute

• Textile

• Appliques

• Call and Respond

A story that is transmitted orally and becomes part of a culture's tradition.

• Folktale

• Genealogy

• Griot

• Kente

An account of the line of ancestry within the family.

• Folktale

• Genealogy

• Griot

• Kente