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| domesticate | to adapt wild plants or animalsand breed them from human use |
| civilization | a society that has cities, a central government, and social classes and that usually has writing, art, and architecture |
| 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 spoken in much of East Africa; also an ethnic group |
| 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; also spelled Timbuktu |
| Cape of Good Hope | a former province of the Republic of South Africa; the point of land at the southern end of Cape peninsula, South Africa |
| plantation | a large farm where cash crops are grown |
| Olaudah Equiano | an antisalvery 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; a group's identity as members of a nation |
| Pan-Africanism | the belief that all Africansshould work together for their rights and freedoms |
| boycott | a refusal to buy or use certain products or services |
| commercial farming | a large-scale production of crops for sale |
| hybrid | a plant that is created by breeding different types of the same plants |
| literate | able to read or write |
| life expectancy | the average lenght of time a person can expect to live |
