World History Ch. 15.1 North and Central African Societies

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Vocabulary from "World History: Patterns of Interaction"
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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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