| A | B |
| Berbers | descendents of the first people to live in North Africa |
| Tuareg | Nomads who live in the desert |
| Greeks,Persians,Romans and Turks | invaded Egypt at one time |
| muezzin | Muslim crier who announces pray time |
| France and Great Britain | controlled much of North Africa between 1830 and 1900 |
| Islam, colonialism,Christianity, traditional beliefs | Major influences on West Africa society |
| Dogon, Fulani, Ibo, | ethnic group of West Africa |
| migration | movement of people into new lands |
| Bantu migration | lasted 2000 years in East and Equatorial Africa |
| Swahili | blend of Bantu, Arabic and Portugese |
| Kalahari Desert | home of many Bushmen |
| Boers | Afrikaners |
| Afrikaans | language with Dutch, German, and French words |
| apartheid | separating racial groups in South Africa |
| Cape Colony | Dutch supply station around 1652 |
| British | took over Cape Colony in 1795 |
| Transvall and Orange Free State | Boer republics |
| high altitudes, no disease bearing insects | benefits of region of South Africa |
| Dar es Salaam | capital of Tanzania, founded by Arabs |
| Nigeria | Africa's largest country |