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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