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Middle Ages West Africa World History

Middle Ages West Africa World History. Learning Goal. LG: I/We will develop a working academic language vocabulary for the subject of Middle Ages West Africa. Foldable/Notes Page _____ Homework Page _____ Assignment: Vocabulary Pictures. 1. Trans-Saharan Trade Route.

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Middle Ages West Africa World History

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  1. Middle Ages West Africa World History

  2. Learning Goal • LG: I/We will develop a working academic language vocabulary for the subject of Middle Ages West Africa. • Foldable/Notes Page _____ • Homework Page _____ • Assignment: Vocabulary Pictures

  3. 1. Trans-Saharan Trade Route • A trade route from northern Africa to sub Saharan Africa

  4. 2. Textile • A woven cloth

  5. 3. Oral Tradition • A country’s historical and cultural traditions passed down by word of mouth

  6. 4. Gold-Salt Trade • Exchange of gold & salt between North and West African traders

  7. 5. Sahara • A desert region in North Africa

  8. 6. Tribute • A payment made by one ruler or country to another for protection or as a sign of submission

  9. 7. Family-Based Community • A primary social group consisting of parents and their children

  10. 8. Patrilineal • Based on a man’s family line

  11. 9. Headdress • A decorative covering worn on the head, often as a sign of rank

  12. 10. Woodland Forest • An area of abundant trees and shrubs

  13. 11. Genealogy • An account of the line of ancestry of a family

  14. 12. Folktale • A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community’s tradition

  15. 13. Succession • Inheritance of a right to rule

  16. 14. Timbuktu • A town in central Mali, on the Rive Niger at the end of the Trans-Saharan trade route

  17. 15. Savanna • Open grass lands in a region of tropical Africa

  18. 16. Extended Family • An immediate family (parents & children) plus other relatives such as grandparents, cousins, aunts, & uncles

  19. 17. Matrilineal • Based on a woman’s family line

  20. 18. Terra-Cotta • A baked clay often used to make pottery and sculpture

  21. 19. Porter • A person who is hired to carry loads

  22. 20. Rain Forest • An area of lush vegetation and year-round rainfall

  23. Homework • Page _____ • Assignment: Vocabulary Pictures

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