Africa: Chapter 2 vocab review game
a city that is also an independent state; with its own traditions, government, & laws
CITY-STATE a city that is also an independent state; with its own traditions, government, & laws
a religious journey
PILGRIMAGE a religious journey
A Bantu language; spoken in much of East Africa; also an ethnic group
SWAHILI A Bantu language; spoken in much of East Africa; also an ethnic group
a city in Mali, near the Niger River
TIMBOUCTOU a city in Mali, near the Niger River
a plant that is created by breeding different types of the same plant
HYBRID a plant that is created by breeding different types of the same plant
the average length of time a person can expect to live
LIFE EXPECTANCY the average length of time a person can expect to live
the large scale production of crops for sale
COMMERCIA FARMING the large scale production of crops for sale
able to read & write
LITERACY able to read & write
to adapt wild plants or animals and breed them of human use
DOMESTICATE to adapt wild plants or animals and breed them of human use
to move from one place to settle in another
MIGRATE to move from one place to settle in another
a society that has cities, a central government, and social classes and that usually has writing, art, and architecture
CIVILIZATION a society that has cities, a central government, and social classes and that usually has writing, art, and architecture
a group of people who share the same ancestors, culture, language, or religion
ETHNIC GROUP a group of people who share the same ancestors, culture, language, or religion
to settle in an area & take control of its government
COLONIZE to settle in an area & take control of its government
an antislavery activist who wrote an account of his enslavement
OLOUDAH EQUIANO an antislavery activist who wrote an account of his enslavement
a former province of the Republic of South Africa; the point of land at the southern end of Cape Peninsula, South Africa
CAPE TOWN a former province of the Republic of South Africa; the point of land at the southern end of Cape Peninsula, South Africa
a large farm where cash crops are gown
PLANTATION a large farm where cash crops are gown
the belief that all Africans should work together for their rights & freedoms.
PAN-AFRICANISM the belief that all Africans should work together for their rights & freedoms.
a government in which citizens exercise power through elected representatives
DEMOCRACY a government in which citizens exercise power through elected representatives
a feeling of pride in one's homeland; a group's identity as members of 1 nation
NATIONALISM a feeling of pride in one's homeland; a group's identity as members of 1 nation
refusal to buy goods or use certain products or services
BOYCOTT refusal to buy goods or use certain products or services