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7th Grade
01/11/2010

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Aksum
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An empire that controlled much of northern Ethiopia from the first to the 8th century A.D.
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Obelisk
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A pillar-shaped stone monument.
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Haile Selassie
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Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974.
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Eritea
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A former region of Ethiopia that became and independent country in 1993.
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Horn of Africa
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A horn-shaped extension of the east coast of Africa.
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Mondernize
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To acccept new ways or ideas.
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Red Sea
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A narrow sea that divides northeast africa from the Arabian Peninsula.
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Kush
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An ancient Nubian kingdom in northern Sudan.
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Dynasty
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A family or group that rules for several generations.
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Safari
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An overland expedition for explaoring, hunting, or photography.
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Monsoon
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A seasonal wind bringing heavy rainfall.
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Swahili
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an African language, commonly spoken in East Africa.
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Mau Mau
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The Keyan independence movement that began in 1940s.
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Jomo Kenyatta
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Kenya's first independent president.
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Porridge
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A soft food made by boiling ceral grain in milk or water.
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Congo River
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Africa's second-longest river.
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Pygmy
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A member of a people with an average height of less than 5 feet.
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Hunter Gather
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A person who hunts animals and gathers plants for food.
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Kongo
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A member of a people living along the lower Congo River; a Bantu-speaking kingdom of the Congo River region arising in the 1300s.
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Leopold II
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King of belgium, who was forced to gtive up his private ownership of the congo free state.
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Mobutu Sese Seko
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Dictoator of the Democratic Repludic of the Congo from 1965 to 1997.
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Zaire
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Name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo betwenn 1971 and 1997.
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Quota
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A target amount from productuion.
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Boer
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A dutch colonist or descendant in South Africa.
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Cape Colony
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South African land settled by Dutch colonist called Boers in the 1600s and 1700s.
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Afrikaner
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A south African of European ancestry who speaks a language called Afrikaans.
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Apartheid
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The offical policy of racial segregation practiced in South Africa.
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African National congress (ANC)
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South African political party opposing apartheid.
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Sanction
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A penalty or pressure applied to a country for not obeying an order or law.
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Neslon Mandela
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South Africa's first African President.
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Commonwealth of Nations
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An association of British colonies.
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Segregation
Definition
The policy of separating people of differnt races.
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Great Zimbabwe
Definition
An empire built by the Shona people.
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Rghodesia
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The colonial name for the countries that are today Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Land Reform
Definition
dividing up large plaots of land to distribute land more evenly.
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Kalahari
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A desert in southern Africa.
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Bechuanaland
Definition
Colonial name of Botswanna.
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Marxist
Definition
A person who supports the philosophy behind communism, including goverment ownership of the land and the means of production.
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Guerrilla
Definition
A member of an irrgular army that operates in small bands.
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