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West African Culture and Daily Life 7th Grade World History

Geography Four major vegetation zones: Niger River Desert, sahel, savannah, rain forest Niger River grow food route for trade, transportation, and communication.

Trade West African kingdoms grew through trade Gold & Salt Trade: West Africa received salt North Africa received gold Kings gained control of the trading systems, Develop strong empires

The Camel Made trans-Saharan trade possible (trade across the Sahara desert).

Village Life and Family Life centered around the village where a clan lived. Kinship groups formed the government of many African societies Labor specialization Some people focused on specific types of work very diverse economy

West African Religion Ancestor worship Animism celebratory masks, music, dance, food, and stories. Animism all things in nature have spirits.

Influence of Islam Berber traders introduced Arabic and Islam to West Africa Islam blended with traditional West African beliefs.

Oral Tradition History and cultural values passed on through oral stories Storytellers were called griots. educated the clan about their history, communicate with past ancestors entertained people.