| A | B |
| kente | a brightly colored cloth of West Africa |
| matrilineal | family descent traced through mothers rather than fathers |
| African Diaspora | the spread of African people and culture around the world |
| extended family | a family made up of several generationjs |
| oral history | stories passed down verbally from generation to generation |
| family | formed the basis of African society |
| African trade | grew as trade with Arab merchants increased |
| Portugal | the European country first to participate in the African slave trade |
| cave paintings | the earliest form of African art |
| music and storytelling | two ways that enslaved Africans kept memories of their homeland alive |