| A | B |
| Tropic of Capricorn | most of Africa lies between the Tropic Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn |
| Savanna | Land covered with hoarse grass |
| Climate Zone | equatorial, desert, Mederterain |
| Mount Kilimanjaro | tallest mountain peak of africa |
| Great Rift Valley | deep valley in easern africa caused by a crack in the earth's surface |
| Niger River | African river that flows into the atlantic ocean |
| Game reserves | to save wild animals from hunters |
| Villages | most africans lived in villages during the middle ages |
| Ancestors | some of Africa prayed to their ancestors |
| Story tellers | passsd down africa traditions |
| Anansi | a legendary spider |
| Wooden Sculptures | few examples remain in africa |
| Axum | capital of the ethopian kingdom |
| Christianity | African people were know as expert masons |
| Swahili | a languageo in africa |
| salt | arabs traded it for gold |
| Ghana | lost its power when invaded by muslims |
| Timbuktu | capital of mali |
| Sonni Ali | first great ruler of Songhi |