Early societies

Sahara

A huge desert stretching across most of North Africa; largest desert in the world

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

Different resources were found in each zone

Few large settlement still developed in Sahara because it was too

Dry

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Early Kingdoms of West Africa

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

Getting protection from raiders

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

Gold was the most important product of West African trade across the Sahara.

Which technology did the nok people adopt as early as 500 BCE

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.

Compared to the widest African savanna, the Sahel have

Less rainfall

Tribute

Money paid by one country to another in return for protection

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

The inhabitants faced a threat of being attacked

Smelting

The process by which ore is melted to separate the useful metal from other elements.

Archeologists 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.

Why did extended family groups for settle south of Sahara

To farm

Savanna

a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees.

Sahel

a strip of dry grasslands on the southern border of the Sahara; also known as "the shore of the desert"

Nok

an African people who lived in what is now Nigeria between 500 B.C. and A.D. 200

Jenne-Jeno

an ancient West African city built along the Niger River

Suppose a West African community produces these goods: -Yams -Palm Oil -Kola Nuts That community is most likely in which vegetation zone?

forest