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What belongs in the empty box below?

City rulers conquer other cities

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

Early Kingdoms in West Africa

What were some advantages of becoming part of an empire?

Getting protection from people trying to attack their land.

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

Gold

Give some specific examples of different types of artifacts.

Iron farming tools

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

Iron smelting

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

It had cities two thousand years ago

How did the Niger River encourage trade?

It was a transportation route

Few large settlements developed in the Sahara because it was too what?

It was too dry

A specific geographic factor that contributed to the growth of Jenne-jeno as a trading center was?

It's location to the Niger River as well as its location near the border of two vegetation zones

Compared to the West African savanna, the Sahel has less of what?

Less rainfall

Jenne-jeno was located in the ? vegetation zone.

Savanna

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

The Sahara

Suppose a West African community produces these goods: - Yams - Palm Oil - Kola Nuts

The forest

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

The inhabitants faced a threat of being attacked

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

There were different resources in each zone

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 trading

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

They joined other communities to form villages

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

To farm


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