Ancient history test

What belongs in the empty box below? city grows rich from trade. then blank happens then a kingdom is formed

City rulers conquer other cities.

. What is the main reason why people in different vegetation zones traded with each other?

Different resources were found in each zone.

How did the Niger River encourage trade?

It was a transportation route.

. Which technology did the Nok people adopt as early as 500 B.C.E.?

ironworking

What is the best title for this list? • Ghana • Songhai • Mali

Early Kingdoms of West Africa

From the discovery of Jenne-jeno, what did historians learn about the history of West Africa?

It existed for more than 1,600 years.

. Jenne-jeno was located in the vegetation zone called the

Savanna.

. Archaeologists have found remains of high walls around one ancient West African community. What does this suggest about it?

The inhabitants faced a threat of attacks.

Archaeologists found copper at Jenne-jeno. The nearest copper mines are 600 miles away. What does this indicate about the people of Jenne-jeno?

They carried on long-distance trade.

What did extended-family groups do for defense against dangerous floods or enemies?

They joined other communities to form villages.

. Which of these clues about the African past describes an artifact?

a farming tool

Few large settlements developed in the Sahara because it was too

dry.

Suppose a West African community produces the goods listed below. That community is most likely in which vegetation zone? • yams • palm oil • kola nuts

forest

Which of these was an advantage of becoming part of an empire?

getting protection from raiders

. Which product of West Africa was most important in the trade across the Sahara?

gold

Based on the map, a specific geographic factor that contributed to the growth of Jenne-Jeno as a trading center was

its location on the Niger River.

Use the map and your knowledge of history to complete the sentences. Write the word or phrase on the line or in the space provided.

jenne jeno

Compared to the West African savanna, the Sahel has

less rainfall.

. The principal barrier to trade between Jenne-Jeno and cities on the north coast of Africa was

the Sahara or the desert.

Why did extended-family groups first settle south of the Sahara?

to farm