7th grade social studies unit 1 vocabulary

What is perspective?

The way someone understands a situation based on their culture

How did traders in Mali feel about taxes

they did not like having to pay taxes

How did the king feel about taxes

he likes making people pay taxes because it makes him more money for the kingdom

savannah

grasslands

export

selling and sending something somewhere else, such as to a different city or country

imports

bringing things in from another place to sell them

migration

moving from one place to another

caravan

traveling in a group

city states

cities control surrounding villages and towns

mariner

sailor

hub

a center for trade

mansa

king