Chapter 9 Vocabulary Flashcards
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plateau
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an area of high and mostly flat land
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Savanna
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tropical grasslands dotted with small trees and shrubs
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griot
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traditional storytellers
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dhow
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sailboat using wind-catching, triangular sails
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adequate
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enough to satisfy a need
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transport
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to transfer or carry from one place to another
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area
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the land included within a set of boundaries
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clan
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a group of people descended from the same ancestor
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unique
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one of a kind
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maintain
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to keep in the same state
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guarantee
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to promise
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challenge
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to present with difficulties
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convert
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to accept a new belief
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survive
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to continue to function or prosper
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swahili
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the unique culture of Africa’s East Coast and the language spoken there
