Chapter 11 - Test Study Guide - Medieval World and Beyond
How is a Kingdom formed?
City grows from trade City rulers conquer other cities A kingdom is formed
What is the main reason why people in different vegetation zones traded with each other?
Different resources were found in each zone
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
Jenne-jeno was located in the _______________________ vegetation zone.
Savanna
Archeologists 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
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
Would a farming tool be described as an artifact, a document, or transportation?
artifact
Few large settlements developed in the Sahara because it was too...
dry
Which West African community produces these goods: • yams • palm oil • kola nuts
forest
Give three advantages 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
Which technology did the Nok people adopt as early as 500 B.C.E.?
iron smelting
What was a one specific geographic factor that contributed to the growth of Jenne-Jeno as a trading center?
its location on the Niger River or "its location near the border of two vegetation zones
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
What were trading powers that ruled over large areas and became the early Kingdoms of West Africa?
• Ghana • Songhai • Mali