| A | B |
|---|
| domesticate | to adapt wild plants or animals and breed them for human use |
| life expectancy | the average length of time a person can expect to live |
| migrate | to move from one place to settle in another |
| ethnic group | a group of people who share the same ancestors, culture, language, or religion |
| Swahili | a Bantu language that includes some Arab words spoken in much of E. Africa |
| city-state | a city that is also an independent state, with its own traditions, government, and laws |
| pilgrimage | a religious journey |
| Tombouctou | a city in Mali near the Niger River |
| Cape of Good Hope | a point of land at Africa's southern tip |
| plantation | a large farm where cash crops are grown |
| Olaudah Equiano | an antislavery activist who wrote an account of his enslavement |
| colonize | to settle in an area and take control of its government |
| nationalism | a feeling of pride in one's homeland |
| Pan-Africanism | the belief that all Africans should work together for their rights and freedoms |
| boycott | a refusal to buy or use certain products or services |
| democracy | a government in which citizens exercise power through elected representatives |
| commercial farming | the large-scale production of cash crops for sale |
| hybrid | a plant created by breeding different types of the same plant |
| literate | able to read and write |
| civilization | a society with cities, a government, and social classes |
