Chapter 8: Africa Review

2. primary crops in farming in the forests
6. an ancient belief system still practised in combination of Islam or Christianity.
7. is the most spoken language today.
12. this region has the most fertile farmland.
14. the perfect animal for transport in desert environment.
15. the mouth of a river where it meets the sea.
16. a person who cuts prepares and builds with stone.
18. the ocean to the west of Africa.
20. the ocean to the east of Africa.
21. the transition zone between the desert and the savannah.
22. some regions including woodland areas experience this a long time without rain.
23. original agricultural kingdom and took control of the caravan trade routes.

1. long part of traditional life and considered unpaid labourers or war criminals.
3. the weapon that gave the Moroccan troops the advantage to defeat Songhai.
4. farming that provides only for the needs of the family or community.
5. the grasslands of Africa made up of grasses and scrub trees.
6. this rainforest is the second largest rainforest in the world.
8. most of the wealth of Zimbabwe was in gold and __________.
9. the highest mountain in Africa.
10. earliest known kingdom in the Sudan.
11. one of the greatest migrations of in human history were a series of slow migrations from people called _____.
12. as the Sahara dried out people that lived there __________.
13. a ceremony to drive out a spirit.
17. foremost trading centre of Mali and later Songhai.
19. the world's largest desert
21. had the same value as gold because it was scarce.
22. most african cultures use this as their primary musical instrument.