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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