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West Africa Vocabulary

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WEST AFRICA VOCABULARY

  • Vanessa Sanchez
  • Mr.Nuño
  • 12-4-13
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KINSHIP

  • Def.-A connection of blood, marriage, & adoption
  • My family and I are connected by kinship.

CLAN

  • Def.-Kinship groups with a common ancestor
  • Sent.-Clans Hashed to the ku'aba.
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LABOR SPECIALIZATION

  • Def.a specific type of job
  • My dad had a specific labor specialization.

GRIOTS

  • DEF.-Storytellers
  • Griots were important to the Africans, for they thought they could communicate to there ancestors.
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