topic 14 vocab

Plateau

flat region

Savanna

zone of trees, grasses

Natural resource

natural material people use

Labor specialization

division of skills and jobs

Caravan

group of traveler together

Trans-saharan

trade across the Sahara

Scholarship

formal study and learning

Griot

professional storyteller

Stele

grave of Axum’s rulers

Greco-Roman

Greek and Roman

Monk

man who dedicates himself to worshipping God

Dynasty

ruling family

Stonetown

town with stone houses

Caste

social class in Africa

Kinship

connections based on family relationships

Lineage

group of people that descended from a common ancestor

Ethnic group

social group

Oral traditions

sayings to teach and entertain

Proverb

wise saying

Polyrhythmic Drumming

combines 2 or more different rhythms at the same tim