1. 7th Grade World History
Vocabulary

2. CHAPTER 13
EARLY AFRICAN
CIVILIZATIONS

3. A long, deep valley formed by the movement of the earth’s crust
RIFT

4. Africa south of the Sahara
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

5. A semiarid region in Africa just south of the Sahara that separates the desert from wetter areas
SAHEL
SAHEL

6. SAVANNAH An open grassland with scattered trees NORTHERN BAND SAHEL

7. RAIN FORESTS
NORTHERN BAND
SAHEL
SAVANNAH
RAIN FOREST
A moist, densely wooded area that contains many different plants and animals

8. EXTENDED FAMILY
A family group that includes a father, mother, children, and close relative in one household.

9. ANIMISM
The belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits.

10. As Western Africa became more productive, villages had more than they needed to survive.
This was called a SURPLUS