West Africa Quiz

Few large settlements developed in the Sahara because it was too

• dry

• hilly

• large

• rocky

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

• Large empires ruled over different zones.

• Different resources were found in each zone.

• The Niger River passed through different zones.

• The zones were home to different cultural groups.

How did the Niger River encourage trade?

• It was a source of food.

• It was a transportation route.

• Its annual floods provided rich soil.

• It provided water for baking.

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

• They dug ditches around their communities.

• They lived in isolated areas far from danger.

• They joined other communities to form villages.

• They offered gifts to the leaders of hostile bands.

Which technology did the Nok people adopt as early as 500 B.C.E.?

• the wheel

• the aqueduct

• ironworking

• paper making

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

• paying tribute to the king

• trading with the governor

• having to serve in the army

• getting protection from raiders

Which product of West Africa was most important in the trade across the Sahara?

• oil

• gold

• timber

• clothing

In West Africa between about 500 and 1600 C.E., Ghana, Songhai, and Mali were three

• Kingdoms

• villages

• rivers

• vegetation zones

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

• Sahel

• Sahara

• Forest

• None of the options

Which of the following is a way rulers of the West African kingdom became wealthy?

• They collected taxes from their bought and sold goods.

• They raised armies and conquered other trading areas.

• They collected tributes from other rulers or countries.

• all of the options