1. Unit 7 Early Civilizations of Africa Visual Vocabulary Use this Powerpoint to help you complete your vocabulary graphic organizer.

2. Savannah- open grasslands, usually with scattered trees or bushes

3. Rainforest - a tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in a high area of rainfall.

4. Desert- a region so dry because of very small amount of rainfall that it supports only little vegetation

5. Taxation- the act of a government demanding a sum of money for its support from a person

6. Merchant- a person who buys and sells products for profit

7. Theory- a proposed explanation that hasn’t been proven yet

8. Decline- to fail or dwindle; sink or fade away

9. Characteristics- a certain quality of a person or thing

10. Benefit- something that is good; an advantage

11. Influence-to move, sway, or affect a person to action

12. Development- the act of progress of growth

13. Impact- to have an effect on someone or something

14. Matrilineal- inheriting or determining descent through the female line

15. Patrilineal- inheriting or determining descent through the male line