Ancient Africa Chapter 5 Lesson 1 7th Grade

What is the type of landform of Western Africa?

• Plateau

• Rainforest

• Desert

• Dessert

Which of these is the 2nd largest continent?

• Africa

• Asia

• Ohio

• Australia

What are the properties of the Sahara vegetation zone?

• Largest desert, camels used for trade/travel

• Tree and grass land with moderate rain. Agriculture and herding

• Hot and wet all year, allowing thousands of species to live

• Warm, dry summers, rainy winters

What are the properties of the Savanna vegetation zone?

• Largest desert, camels used for trade/travel

• Tree and grass land with moderate rain. Agriculture and herding

• Hot and wet all year, allowing thousands of species to live

• Warm, dry summers, rainy winters

What are the properties of the Rainforest vegetation zone?

• Largest desert, camels used for trade/travel

• Tree and grass land with moderate rain. Agriculture and herding

• Hot and wet all year, allowing thousands of species to live

• Warm, dry summers, rainy winters

Which of these are the largest rivers in West Africa, used as highways for trade?

• Niger and Senegal Rivers

• Nile and Congo Rivers

• Nile and Senegal Rivers

• Indus and Zambezi Rivers

Which are the two main components in the gold-salt trade?

• Gold in the Sahara and Salt in the West

• Salt in Sahara and Gold in the West

• Salt in the Savanna and Gold in the North

• Salt in the South and Gold in the North

What are the benefits of Labor Specialization?

• Diverse economy and development of civilizations

• It is easier for rulers to control their empire

• More people become farmers

• No

Which group of people founded the Ghana empire?

• Soninke

• Sisse Clan

• Alvoravids

• Sundiata

What were clans in the Ghana Emprire?

• Families that specialize in crafts or specific trade

• Groups of families that specialize in crafts or specific trade

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• A specific type of job or labor