World History Ch. 15.1 North and Central African Societies

Question	Answer
Lineage	The people who are descended from a common ancestor
Stateless Societies	Cultural groups in which authority is shared by lineages of equal power instead of being exercised by a central government
patrilineal	being related to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the father
matrilineal	being related to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the father
maghrib	a religion of western north africa, consisting of mediterranean coastlands of what is now morocco, tunisia, and algeria
almoravid	an islamic religious brotherhood that established an empire in north africa and southern spain in the 11th century
almohads	a group of Islamic reformers who overthrew the almoravid dynasty and established an empire in north africa and southern spain in the 12th century A.D.

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