Chapter 13 Vocab test

A ruler of Mali who helped Mali rise to power.

A strip of land with little rainfall that divides the desert from wetter areas.

The storytellers of early West Africa.

Leader of the Songhai rebellion against the king.

A typical West African family that included the father, mother, children, and close relatives in one household.

Mali's most famous ruler who happened to be a Muslim. Ruler of the Mali Empire

Moist, densely wooded areas.

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Long, deep valleys formed by the movement of earth's crust.

A spoken record of past events.

Africa south of the Sahara.

The beliefs that the bodies of animals, water, trees, and other natural objects have spirits,

Open grassland with scattered trees.

He became ruler of Songhai in 1464 and expanded the empire.

Hand woven, brightly colored fabric.

The king of Ghana who helped the empire reach its peak.

A process in which people exchange goods without contacting each other directly.