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Chapter 3 Vocabulary
Chapter 3 Vocabulary
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Social Studies
7th Grade
10/31/2013
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Term
plateau
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An area of flat land.
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griot
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Storytellers.
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dhow
 Definition
Sails powered sailboats.
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sultan
 Definition
Leader of trade.
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Swahili
 Definition
The unique culture of Eat Africa's coast and the language spoken there.
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clan
 Definition
A group of people descended from the same ancestor.
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extended family
 Definition
Family made up of several generations.
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matrilineal
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They traced their decedents through mothers not fathers.
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oral history
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The stories passed down by word of month from generation to generation.
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