LOCATIONS
Temples for religious ceremonies, astronomical observation or burial sites in Aztec, Maya and Inca civilizations
step pyramids
West African musical storyteller who preserves the history and culture of their community through oral traditions and songs
Indigenous (native) people of North Africa; carried goods from place to place in the African desert
A long distance network for crossing the Sahara desert in large groups (usually people and camels together)
caravan
a game of trade where people trade goods without talking or seeing each other; used in West Africa when people didn’t speak the same language
silent barter
hard, white material that makes up the tusks of elephants and walruses; in West Africa ivory was a valuable trade item
ivory
a building or place where people go to study the stars, planets and the weather
observatory
The passing down of traditions and cultural stories verbally generation to generation
oral storytelling
A big, powerful family group that ruled over an area of land
clan
floating gardens or man made islands that allowed Aztecs to grow food on water
chinampas
extended family (like aunts, uncles, and cousins) being a huge part of a child's life, not just parents
kinship
dark, shiny, natural glass that comes from volcanoes
obsidian
ancient city in the country of Mali, West Africa, that was once a major center for trade and learning
Worldview common in traditional West Africa where people believe that everything in nature—including animals, plants etc. —has a spirit or a soul
animism
a special tool for recording information used by the ancient Inca people that looks like a collection of knotted strings
quipu