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Africa is surrounded by how many bodies of water
Four
The ______________ runs through the middle of Africa
Equator
The ____________ is the largest desert in Africa
Sahara
How tall Mount Kilimanjaro
over 19,000 Feet
An African oral storyteller
Griot
A tropical forest filled with huge trees and vines and a large variety of wildlife; receives annual rains of one hundred inches or more
rainforest
a lowland area that receives little rain; formed when wind blows water vapor high into nearby mountains
rain shadow desert
A scholar who studies languages
Linguist
an area with all tall grasses and few trees
savanna
a scientist who studies plants
botanist
Geographers often organize Africa by _____ to aid in studying its land and people.
region
Whose migration route did linguists trace from the Benue River to southern Africa?
Bantu
stories about the past that are spoken instead of written down
oral history
the study of ruins and artifacts from the past
archaeology
brought Islam to West Africa.
Arabian merchants
Where was Songhai’s center of Islamic faith and learning located?
Timbuktu
In what parts of Africa did Christianity spread through the efforts of European missionaries?
central and southern
Who made Christianity the official religion
Ezana
The Shona built stone houses called
zimbabwes
Eastern Africa coastal cities predominantly
Islamic
What language did people in Eastern Africa speak
Swahili
A _____ is a group of families descended from a common ancestor
clan
What civilization did King Ezana influence by making Christianity its official religion?
Aksum
In Eastern Africa, Somalia is part of a peninsula known as the
Horn of Africa
What queen did Jesus use as an example of eager faith
The Queen of Sheba