Mc Graw Hill: Vocabulary Review Africa
extended family
a family made up of several generations
spiritual
a gospel song
sugarcane
a grassy plant that is a natural source of sugar
clan
a group of people descended from the same ancestor
community
a large group with common values living in an area
plateau
an area of high and mostly flat land
adequate
enough to satisfy a need
major
great in rank or importance
similar
having characteristics in common
contact
interaction with other people
unique
one of a kind
dhow
sailboat using wind-catching, triangular sails
oral history
stories passed down from generation to generation
area
the land included within a set of boundaries
Swahili
the unique culture of Africa's East Coast and the language spoken there
convert
to accept a new belief
maintain
to keep in the same state
challenge
to present with difficulties
transport
to transfer or carry from one place to another
matrilineal
tracing family descent through mothers rather than fathers
griot
traditional storytellers
savanna
tropical grasslands dotted with small trees and shrubs