| A | B |
| hunting-gathering societies | the oldest form of social organization in the world |
| respected older male | typically serves as a leader in a hunting and gathering society |
| lineage | believe they are descendents of common ancestry |
| stateless society | do not have a centralized system of power |
| patrilineal society | trace their ancestors through their fathers |
| matrilineal society | children trace their ancestors through their mothers |
| Maghrib | the part of North Africa that is today the Mediterranean coast of the Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria |
| Mansa Musa | most famous Mali leader |
| Ibn Battuta | Mansa Musa's prepared |