| A | B |
|---|
| African Union | organization to promote strenght among African countries |
| corruption | the use of power for personal gain |
| griot | musician storytellers of West Africa |
| infrastructure | the body of needed public works |
| microcredit | very small loan to help people start individual businesses |
| arable land | land w/ fertile soil & water source |
| deforestation | when trees are removed faster than they can grow back |
| desertification | change from arable land to desert |
| malaria | life-threatening disease carried by mosquitos |
| savanna | flat grasslands w/ scattered trees |
| Sahel | semi-arid, rocky land South of the Sahara |
| colonialism | one country controlling another |
| imperialism | taking over other countries to create an empire |
| Middle Passage | the second part of the Atlantic Slave Trade; from Africa to America |
| Pan-Africanism | movement to promote nationalism among all Africans |
| salt trade | ancient trade in West Africa for gold |
