Grade 7 L15 English

Which of these clues about the African past describes an artifact?

• A. a palm forest

• B. a farming tool

• C. a family legend

• D. a traditional dance

What is the best title for this list?:

1. Ghana

2. Mali

3. Songhai

• A. Trading Cities of the Sahara

• B. Tribes Who Ruled the Desert

• C. Early Kingdoms of West Africa

• D. Animal Gods of the Niger Valley

Few large settlements developed in the Sahara because it was too

• A. dry.

• B. hilly.

• C. large.

• D. rocky

Compared to the West African savanna, the Sahel has

• A. better soil.

• B. taller grass.

• C. more cattle.

• D. less rainfall

Suppose a West African community produces the goods listed below. That community is most likely in which vegetation zone? :

yams, palm oil, kola nuts

• A. forest

• B. desert

• C. savanna

• D. semidesert

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

• A. Large empires ruled over different zones.

• B. Different resources were found in each zone.

• C. The Niger River passed through different zones.

• D. The zones were home to different cultural groups.

How did the Niger River encourage trade?

• A. It was a source of food.

• B. It was a transportation route.

• C. Its annual floods provided rich soil.

• D. It provided water for baking.

Why did extended-family groups first se2le south of the Sahara?

• A. to farm

• B. to trade

• C. to mine gold

• D. to fight enemies

What did extended-family groups do for defense against dangerous floods or enemies?

• A. They dug ditches around their communities.

• B. They lived in isolated areas far from danger.

• C. They joined other communities to form villages.

• D. They offered gifts to the leaders of hostile bands.

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

• A. The inhabitants made metal tools.

• B. The inhabitants had too little water.

• C. The inhabitants faced a threat of attacks

• D. The inhabitants did not need to grow crops.