| A | B |
|---|
| "Dark Continent" | what the Europeans called Africa before 1800 because they didn't know much about it |
| Amazon River | allows for transportation inland |
| Ancient Egypt | a civilization centered around the Nile River 3100 BCE - 900 BCE |
| Andes Mountains | natural barrier in western South America loaded with gold & silver .. Nicknamed "cordillera" or "backbone" |
| Animism | belief system based on nature ? everything has a spirit .. i.e. Mountains (Mt. Kilimanjaro) ? rivers (the Nile River) |
| artifacts | pieces of old things ? pottery, eating utensils, coins ? also called "relics" |
| Ashanti | tribe located west of Nigeria ? 1500 - 1900 ? area contained gold |
| autonomy | ruling yourself |
| Axum/Aksum | located in Ethiopia - this civilization traded with Asia: India |
| Aztecs | warriors in Mexico - ritual sacrifices |
| Balboa | discovered Pacific Ocean for Spanish |
| Bantu | tribe in southern Africa ? beginning around 1000 AD |
