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CH 13 Africa vocab
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History
8th Grade
03/12/2013

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Term
group of families related by blood or marriage
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clan
Term
military and political leader with absolute authority over a Muslim country
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sultan
Term
refers to the culture and language of East Africa
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Swahili
Term
area of high flat land
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plateau
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storyteller
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griot
Term
Arab sailboat
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dhow
Term
family group including several generations as well as other relatives
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extended family
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refers to a group that traces descent through mothers rather than fathers
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matrilineal
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the stories passed down from generation to generation
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oral history
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