| A | B |
|---|
| Sub-Saharan | in Africa, places located south of the Sahara Desert |
| Trans-Saharan-trade | trade routes that crossed the Sahara desert and connected East and West Africa |
| Commercial | pertaining to trade; having an emphasis on profit |
| Gold-Salt Trade | camel caravas traded gold for salt and made West Africa prosper |
| Animism | the belief that spirits are present in animals, plants, and other objects |
| migration | the act of moving from one place to settle in another |
| push-pull factors | conditions that draw people to another location |
| hub | a city that is a focus of activity |
| Savannah | a flat, grassy plain |
| Mansa Musa | A famous African Muslim who left Mali for the Hajj and gave away an enormous amount of gold |
| Ibn Battuta | Muslim explorer from North Africa, traveled throughout Muslim world |
| Bantu-speaking peoples | Bantu speaking people who originally lived in the savanna south of Sahara |
