| A | B |
| boycott | to refuse to buy or use a product |
| city-state | a city that controls much of the land around it. |
| civilization | a society with cities, government, social classes, and usualyy writing. |
| colonize | to settle an area and take over and create a government. |
| commercial farming | large scale production of crops for sale. |
| democracy | government by the people |
| domesticate | to adapt wild animals and plants for human use. |
| ethnic group | a group of people who share the same ancestors, culture, language, or religion. |
| hunter-gather | a person who gathers wild food and hunts animals for food |
| hybrid | plant that is a combination of two or more types of the same plant |
| life expectancy | how long the average person will live. |
| literacy | the ability to read and write |
| migrate | to move from one place to another |
| nationalism | a feeling of pride in one's homeland |
| Pan-Africanism | a movement that stressed unity among all Africans. |
| pilgrimage | a religious journey |
| Quran | the holy book for the religion of islam |
| surplus | more than what is needed. |
| Swahili | An African language that includes Arabic words. |