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chapter 10 Mr.Cox
kingdoms and city-states on Africa
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History
7th Grade
12/16/2008

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savanna
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a grassland with plants and scattered trees that can resist drought.
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lineage group
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several extended families conbined into a larger community.
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matriarchal
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relating to a culture in which women are the most powerful memders.
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mansa
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a village head;later,the head of an empire.
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oba
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the king of a city-state in ancient africa.
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stela
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a tall narrow column, usually caved; the plural form is stelae.
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dry stone
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a method of building without using motar.
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