| A | B |
|---|
| Africa | The second largest continent in the world. |
| Sahara | Very large desert that covers much of central Africa |
| Sub Sahara | Area just south of the Sahara |
| Niger | River that is a source of food and water to West Africa |
| Savannah | Grasslands in Africa |
| Gold and Salt | Two mineral resources traded by the West African Kingdoms of Mali and Songhai |
| Extended Families | Families in Africa that included the father, mother, sisters and Brothers and Grandparnets even Aunts and Uncles |
| Animism | Belief in West Africa that the trees and water and other natural objects have spirits |
| Traders | Besides selling Gold and Salt the kingdoms of Mali and Songhai made money by taxing |
| Oral History | History that is passed by retelling not by writing (West Africa) |
| Barter | To trade without using money. West Africans did it silently |
| Mansa Musa | Ruler of Mali that made a pilgrmidge to Mecca and passed out Gold. His actions encouraged European explorers to look for Gold. |
| Silent Barter | a process in which people exchange goods without ever contacting each other |
| Rifts | Long deep valleys formed by movements of the earth's crust |
| shael | a strip of land in West Africa that divides the desert from wetter areas. |
| Sundiata | Ruler that led Mali's empire rise to power |
| Asika the Great | Muslim leader tht led Songhai to the height of its power |
| Proverbs | short sayings of wisdom and truth |
| Kente | brightly colored handwoven cloth won by Kings and Queens |
