Geographic Features and Early Societies of Africa

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Rainforests

Not habitable due to tsetse flies.

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Tsetse flies

Cause sleepy sickness, hinder cattle raising.

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Deserts

Not habitable; no agriculture possible.

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Sahel

Region experiencing desertification near Sahara.

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Savanna

Habitable with fertile soil; majority live here.

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Hunter-gatherers

Early nomadic societies before agriculture.

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Pastoralists

Herders of animals transitioning from hunter-gatherers.

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Griot

Storyteller preserving clan history orally.

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Clans

Small family-based groups in early societies.

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Animism

Worship of nature spirits and ancestors.

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Nok

Known for elongated heads in artwork.

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Djenne Djeno

Trade city with 20,000 inhabitants.

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Migration

Permanent or semi-permanent movement between countries.

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Push factors

Conditions driving people away from an area.

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Pull factors

Conditions attracting people to a new area.

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Cultural diffusion

Sharing of technology and farming techniques.

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Bantu Migration

Movement leading to cultural and technological exchange.

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Adulis

Trade port city and cultural hub of Aksum.

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Ezana

Aksum ruler who established Christianity as state religion.

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Terrace farming

Innovative agricultural method developed by Aksum.

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Aksum's fall

Conquered by Islamic invaders.

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