| A | B |
|---|
| mine | to gather rocks and minerals from an underground hole |
| official | a person who holds a position of authority |
| boundary | a border or line where something comes to an end |
| Nubia | a region in Africa that covers parts of egypt and Sudan |
| Kush | a powerful ancient kingdom of Nubia |
| Piankhi | a Kushite kinf who conquered Egypt |
| Meroe | the capital of Kush starting about 590 BC and a center of trade |
| smelting | the process of heating mineral bearing material to separate the elements |
| legend | a story handed down from earlier times |
| Aksum | a kingdom that rose to power in the 4th century AD in modern day Ethiopia and Eritrea |
| Horn Of Africa | the horn shaped area in eastern Africa in which Aksum was located |
| Adulis | the main trading port of Aksum |
| Ezana | a powerful king of Aksum who helped the kingdom achieve greatness |
| terrace | a leveled-off area of land |
| animism | a belief that all things have a soul |
| griot | an official storyteller in early African societies who helped convey history |
| Nok | an early culture of west Africa |
| Bantu | an early culture of west Africa that eventually migrated to other places |
| migration | moving from one region to another |
| herd | to tend to or watch over sheep, cattle, or other animals |
| intermarry | to marry a member of another group |
