Vocabulary
What does "escarpment" mean?
A steep cliff that divides a plateau.
Who is included in an extended family?
Parents, unmarried children, married children, spouses, and extended relatives.
What is the estimated total number of people taken as slaves?
10-15 million.
Who was Mansa Musa?
The emperor of Mali.
What was Dr. Livingstone trying to find the source of?
The Nile River.
What is a fault?
A break in the earth's surface.
What is lineage?
A group of distant kin.
Which three continents were connected by the slave trade?
Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
To what city did Mansa Musa make a pilgrimage?
Mecca.
Who was the journalist that found Dr. Livingstone?
Henry Stanley.
Define cataracts in the context of geography.
Large waterfalls.
Define a clan.
Several lineages together.
Define chattel slavery.
The practice of treating human beings as mere property.
Which city did Mansa Musa visit to see the pyramids?
Cairo, Egypt.
In what year was Africa divided among European powers?
1914
What geographical feature is typically found at the edge of a plateau?
An escarpment.
What does bride wealth refer to?
A valuable gift offered by a man’s family to the bride's family.
What is the Middle Passage?
The journey from Africa to the Americas.
What animals carried three hundred pounds of gold during his pilgrimage?
Camels.
What are the only two free states in Africa?
Liberia and Ethiopia.
Explain the significance of faults in Earth's geology.
They can lead to earthquakes and shape the landscape.
What is consensus?
A common agreement among a group.
Discuss the impact of the slave trade on African societies.
It led to depopulation, disruption of communities, and long-term social and economic consequences.
Describe Mansa Musa's influence on trade and culture in Mali.
He established Mali as a center of wealth and learning, influencing trade routes and cultural exchanges.
Discuss Dr. Livingstone's contributions to the exploration of Africa.
He mapped uncharted territories and advocated against the slave trade.