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

4. Africa south of the Sahara

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

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

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

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

9. 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

11. SURPLUS

12. TRIBUTE

13. RIFTS

14. SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICA

15. SAHEL

16. SAVANNAH

17. RAIN
FORESTS

18. EXTENDED
FAMILY

19. ANIMISM