| A | B |
|---|
| savanna | grassland with scattered trees and bushes |
| Sahara | desert stretching across most of North Africa (world's largest desert) |
| migration | movement from one region to another |
| Bantu | a large group of central and southern Africans who speak related languages |
| oral history | stories or accounts of the past that are passed down by word of mouth |
| clan | a group of families who can trace their roots to the same ancestor |
| 1,000 | The Bantu migration lasted for more than _______ years. |
| West Africa | Original population of the Bantu were from this area (before mirgating south) |
| disintegrated over time | We know little about the history of Sub-Saharan Africa as many of the wood, clay, and even iron artifacts have ___________ _______ _______ . |
| fishing, farming, and grazing | Early Bantu people made their living doing these activities |
| grazing means | livestock feeding on grass or pasture |
| Iron (metalworking) | this gave the Bantu control over environment and ability to make powerful weapons |
| Over 500 | number of languages spoken in Sub-Saharan Africa that belong to the Bantu family of languages |
| matriarchal | Many Bantu clans were ____, meaning ancestry, property, & power passed down through the mother's side |
| Sub-Saharan | area located south of the Sahara desert on the African continent |
