Ch. 11 Early Societies in West Africa Review

The area of semidesert that is both south of the Sahara and has mild vegetations is called the

• Sahel
• Sahara Desert
• Niger River
• Rainforest

The Sahara was not a good place for large settlements because it

• is extremely dry
• rains too much
• has no mountains
• is mostly forest

The ______ is a vegetation zone of tall grasses and trees.

• Savannah
• Sahara Desert
• Niger River
• Rainforest

The ______is a long river in WEST Africa.

• Niger River
• Congo River
• Nile River
• Mississippi River

Why did people of West Africa trade with people from different areas?

• each vegetation zone had different resources
• they wanted to meet new people
• they were making scientific discoveries

In early West Africa, rivers like the Niger River were ________.

• trade routes
• battlefields
• floating homes

The first communities in West Africa were _______.

• extended families
• small villages
• rich cities
• kingdoms and empires

______ formed when family-based communities joined together with other families for help.

• villages
• cities
• kingdoms
• empires

What are the Nok, a people from West Africa during 500 B.C.E., known for?

• working with iron
• building with concrete
• making the first cities in the world
• creating the first written language

The most important thing iron tools were used for was _______.

• farming
• building cities
• writing
• building boats