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Sahara

A large, hot desert in North Africa that covers about 3.5 million square miles.

Nok

A people living in West Africa in the 500s B.C.E who mastered ironworking.

Savanna

A vegetation zone of tall grasses and scattered trees, with a long rainy season.

Sahel

A zone of semi desert, South of the Sahara, where short grasses, small bushes, and a few trees grow.

Jenne-jeno

An ancient West African city built along the Niger River.

Artifact

An item left by an earlier culture.

What theory did the discovery of Jenne-jeno prove wrong

Cities did not exist in West Africa until outsiders came in.

How did village form in early West Africa

Family based communities joined together for help

what changes did the development of iron tools bring

Farmers could do their work more efficiently. Villages could finally trade. People could do what they wanted to do.

The Sahara was not a good place for large settlements because it

Is extremely dry.

Which of the following is true about the the Niger River

It is the longest river in all of Weest Africa

In early West Africa, what city, surrounding by a large wall, was located where the Niger River and Bani River met?

Jenne-jeno

In West Africa between about 500 and 1600 C.E, Ghana, Songhai, and Mali were 3 ___ that arose.

Kingdoms

What was one benefit of becoming part of an empire in early West Africa

Kings provided protection for conquered territory.

The Savanna is a vegetation zone of tall grasses and trees this is due to its

Long rainy seasons

Why are historians unable to study written sources from early West African societies

Most of the period has no written records

Tribute

Payment made by one ruler or country to another for protection or as a sign or submission.

The area of semidesert that is both South of the Sahara and has mild vegetation is called the

Sahel.

Niger River

The longest river in West Africa, and a kind of trading highway in early times.

Smelting

The process of melting ore to produce iron or other materials from it.

Which of the following a way rulers of the West African kingdom became wealthy

They collected taxes. They raised arms and conquered. They also collected tributes from other rules or countries.

The most respected people in Jenne-jeno were ____, who also acted as political leaders, judges and doctors.

blacksmiths

Early West African inhabitants that controlled trade routes became wealthy by

charging fees for trading

Wyt do people in West Africa trade with people from different areas

each vegetation zone had different resources

By around 4,000 B.C.E some people in West Africa formed farming communities made up of

extended families

Jenne-jeno's location made it a great place for

farming, fishing, and trading

Where are the Nok, a people from West Africa during 500 B.C.E known for

mastering ironworking

West Africas geography influenced ___ that developed there

patterns of trade

In early West Africa major rivers, such as the Niger River functioned as

trading routes

Kingdoms in West Africa relied both on local trade and

trans-saharan trade