Chapter 13: World History Test Review 
World History Chapter 13 Test Review
Camels
carried much of the trade across the desert. Camels were a crucial factor in trans-Saharan trade. They were well-adapted to desert conditions and could drink large quantities of water at one time.
Coral
In the fourteenth century in Kilwa, two monumental buildings were constructed of coral cut from the cliffs along the shore. One was the Great Mosque of Kilwa. Even grander was the Husuni Kubwa palace, an enormous cliff-top building with more than 100 rooms.
Diviners
a person who is believed to have the power to foretell events
Griots
a special class of African storytellers who help keep alive a people’s history
Lineage group an extended family unit that has combined into a larger community
Patrilineal society tracing the lineage through the father
Salt
Salt was a highly desired item for the Ghanaians. It was used to preserve food and to improve food's taste. Salt was also important because people needed extra salt to replace what their bodies lost in the hot climate. Ghanaians traded their abundant gold for products brought from North Africa
Steles society
Subsistence farming the practice of growing just enough crops for personal use, not for sale
Berbers
Nomads famous for transporting goods across the Sahara
Used camel caravans to transport goods
Music and storytelling
African music and dance often served a religious purpose. African dance was a way to communicate with the spirits. It was "the great popular art of the African people."
African music also had a social purpose. In the absence of written language, the words to songs transmitted folk legends and religious traditions from generation to generation
Decline of Songhai
After his reign, Songhai entered a period of slow decline. Near the end of the 1500s, that decline quickened when the forces of the sultan of Morocco occupied much of Songhai. One observer wrote, "From that moment on, everything changed. Danger took the place of security, poverty of wealth. Peace
Camels
carried much of the trade across the desert. Camels were a crucial factor in trans-Saharan trade. They were well-adapted to desert conditions and could drink large quantities of water at one time.
Coral
In the fourteenth century in Kilwa, two monumental buildings were constructed of coral cut from the cliffs along the shore. One was the Great Mosque of Kilwa. Even grander was the Husuni Kubwa palace, an enormous cliff-top building with more than 100 rooms.
Diviners
a person who is believed to have the power to foretell events
Griots
a special class of African storytellers who help keep alive a people’s history
Lineage group an extended family unit that has combined into a larger community
Patrilineal society tracing the lineage through the father
Salt
Salt was a highly desired item for the Ghanaians. It was used to preserve food and to improve food's taste. Salt was also important because people needed extra salt to replace what their bodies lost in the hot climate. Ghanaians traded their abundant gold for products brought from North Africa
Steles society
Subsistence farming the practice of growing just enough crops for personal use, not for sale
Berbers
Nomads famous for transporting goods across the Sahara
Used camel caravans to transport goods
Music and storytelling
African music and dance often served a religious purpose. African dance was a way to communicate with the spirits. It was "the great popular art of the African people."
African music also had a social purpose. In the absence of written language, the words to songs transmitted folk legends and religious traditions from generation to generation
Decline of Songhai
After his reign, Songhai entered a period of slow decline. Near the end of the 1500s, that decline quickened when the forces of the sultan of Morocco occupied much of Songhai. One observer wrote, "From that moment on, everything changed. Danger took the place of security, poverty of wealth. Peace