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ACC - African culture glossary Category: History and Culture Date & country: 31/05/2014, EG Words: 72

Urban
relating to or characteristics of a city; Central

Volcanic eruption
he explosion at an opening in the earth

Trade
to engage in the exchange, purchase, barter or sale of goods; Trade Kingdoms

Tribal
a custom or object related to a organized group of families, clans, or generations; Tribes

Tribe
a group of families, clans, or generations; Tribes, Trade Kingdoms

Slave
a person held as property; Slavery

Slave trade
the capturing, transporting, buying, and selling of people as slaves; West

Sorghum
a tall tropical grass grown widely for its edible seeds or its sweet juice that yields syrup; Food

Sahara
a desert region of Northern Africa; Geography, Water, Endangered Species

Sahel
the southern fringe of the Sahara desert; Environment, Climates

Savanna
grassland containing scattered trees; Environments, Endangered Species

Sculpture
the act, process, or art of carving, molding, or assembling material; Art

Slashing and burning
cutting a sweeping patch of trees and using fire reduce and recycle the nutrients contained in them; Ecosystems

Sacred
a symbol or part of a religious ceremony considered holy or sanctified; Music

Population
the number of people in a designated area; Population, Wealth

Refuge
a shelter or some form of protection from danger; East

Revenue
yield from property or investment, income; Central

Rituals
practiced forms of religious ceremony; Trade Kingdoms

Rural
of or relating to the country or country people, or agriculture; Population

Poaching
the act of hunting or fishing unlawfully; Environments, Ecosystems

Poacher
one who hunts or fishes unlawfully; Parks, Conservation

Orphan
a child that survives after the parents have both died or are no longer present; Health

Muslim
any number of persons adhering to the Islamic faith;

Nutrition
the processes by which a person takes in and utilizes food material to maintain health;

Oasis
a fertile or green region in the midst of a much larger arid region; Trade Kingdoms

Mores
fixed morally linked customs; People

Millet
any of several small-seeded cereal and forage grasses cultivated for grain or hay; Food

Logging
to clear land of trees by lumbering; West, Parks

Legumes
a large family of plants having fruit that are dry pods; South

Koran
the sacred book of Islam wherein the revelations of Allah are revealed to Muhammad; Languages & Religion

Kingdom
a country, city, or state whose head-of-state is a king or queen; Egypt, Slavery

Infrastructure
an underlying foundation or basic framework; Water, Population

Initiation
a usually secret ceremony by which somebody is admitted to a group; Art

Interference
to block or impede the opposition

Islam
Muslim religion based on the teaching of the prophet Muhammad; Languages & Religion, Art

Islamic
of or related to the Muslim religion; North

Ivory
the hard creamy-white material that composes an elephant or walrus

Famine
an extreme scarcity of food; Wealth

Grassland
land covered with long grass and low-growing herbs; Climates, Ecology, Parks, First Humans

Herd
to assemble and move animals usually as livestock; Ecosystems

Highland
of or related to mountainous region; Geography

HIV/AIDS
Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Health

Indigenous
produced, growing or living in the region of origin; Languages & Religion

Evolutionary
related to change of a species by adaptation; People

Exclusion
to put out, to expel; South, Wildlife, Parks

Epidemic
a disease which affects many people at one time; Health

Dynasty
a succession of rulers of the same family; Egypt

Earthquakes
a shaking or trembling of a portion of the earth; History

Economic
related to the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services; Statistics

Endangered
a plant or animal threatened with extinction; Endangered Species

Democracy
a government by the people, rule of the majority; South

Democratic
an individual or organization favoring democracy; South

Desert
dry land with few trees and little rainfall; West

Dialect
a regional variety of a language; Central

Dormant volcano
an innactive or functioning volcano; Geography

Drought
an extended and stressful spell of dry weather in a region; Wealth

Crusade
a war or campaign religiously motivated; Wars

Deforestation
the state of having been cleared of forests; Environment

Climate
the average weather conditions of a place, a prevailing environment; Climate

Conservation
the planned management of natural resources; East

Conservationist
a person who advocates on behalf of natural resources; Conservation

country
a country with a highly organized economy; Health, Population

Aquatic
a plant or animal growing or living in water; Geography

Basin
the region drained by a river; Central

Cholera
a disease marked by severe vomiting and dysentery that is often fatal; Water

Christian
based on or conforming with Christianity; East; Languages & Religion

Civilization
the culture and way of life of a people, nation or period regarded as a stage in the development of organized society; Wars, People

Abolished
to do away with; Tribes

Adapt
to make suitable, conform; History

Ancestor
one from whom an individual is descended; First Humans

Anxiety
uneasiness, a feeling of apprehension; Parks

Apartheid
a policy of racial segregation practiced in South Africa; South, Tribes