Unit 7 Medieval Africa

Africa includes four distinct climate zones.

Europeans introduced slavery to Africa.

The Earth's largest desert is the____________.

Early African societies, including those of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai had many common things.  

Slaves only included people _____________.

Matrilineal is tracing lineage through the mother rather than the father.

A plateau is a relatively low, flat land area.

Savannas are broad grasslands dotted with small trees and shrubs.

A special class of African storytellers who help keep alive a peoples history is_______.

Lineage groups are an extended family unit that has combined into a larger community.