Unit 2: How Trade and Travel Changed the World
Lesson G: Avenues of Change in Africa
Key Terms
| Key Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bantu | speakers of a related group of languages, who, beginning about 1 CE, migrated from West Africa into Southern Africa |
| colonialism | the establishment of a colony in a territory or settlement by people from another land |
| equator | the imaginary line of latitude that circles the earth at its widest point |
| intermarriage | a marriage between a man and woman who have chosen to cross over religious boundaries, ethnic/cultural boundaries, racial boundaries, or class boundaries |
| oral histories | information obtained usually by storytelling with persons whose experiences and memories have a special significance; stories not written down |
| Swahili | African language, found mostly in east Africa |
Directions: Practice using these key terms.
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