Chap 11 7th grade

The first farming communities of West Africa were made up of....

• Hunters and gatherers

• Knights and Serfs

• extended families

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Economic(when I say economic, you say...) effect of having four vegetation zones in West Africa

• Traded with each other

• Most people spoke one language

• People were united by one religion

• Most people loved history class

Why did ancient people band together in larger groups?

• To take advantage of natural resources

• To increase the amount of workers

• To defend themselves from attackers

• All of the above

What two factors allowed villages to develop into bigger and bigger cities?

• Geography and weather

• Ironworking and geography

• Ironworking and trade

• Trade and weather

How did rulers gain even more wealth?

• Selling slaves

• Collecting Tribute

• Selling offspring

• Forcing submission

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

• A. paying tribute to the king
• B. trading with the governor
• C. having to serve in the army
• D. getting protection from raiders

What is one example of how geography affected the lives of people in West Africa?

• They used the Niger River for trading.

• They used iron tools for farming.

• Most people in West Africa ate yams.

• Most people in West Africa worshiped the sun.

Four types of settlement are listed below. In which order would put them from smallest to largest.
1. city
2. extended-family community
3. kingdom
4. village

• 2, 1, 4, 3
• 4, 2, 1, 3
• 1, 4, 2, 3
• 2, 4, 1, 3

Which of the following made West African farming more efficient?

• iron tools
• improved seeds
• terraced hills
• irrigation systems

Jenne-jeno's location made it ideal for...

• governing.
• trade.
• housing.
• families.