Lesson 15, section 2: Early Communities and Villages

According to the paragraph above, when did families start settling in the area south of the Sahara?

• 40,000 BCE
• 4,000 BCE
• 4,000 CE
• 40,000 CE

Why did families start settling in the area south of the Sahara?

• They settled there because the land could be farmed there
• They settled there because there was a lot of food available there
• They settled there because they were forced to settle there
• They settled there because there were a lot of trees to build with

According to paragraph 2, how did the family based communities get additional goods they did not have where they lived?

• They were not able to get additional goods
• They ordered them from major cities
• They made those things themselves
• They traded with other small communities

According to paragraph 2, what kind of leader did the family-based communities south of the Sahara probably have?

• a king
• a mayor
• one of the older males
• the wealthiest person

How many people were typically in a village?

• 50-100 people
• 100-200 people
• 200-250 people
• 200-300 people

According to paragraph 3, what qualities did villages in West Africa in this time period probably look for when picking their leader?

• their wealth and wisdom
• their strength and power
• their strength and wisdom
• their wealth and power

Which of the following activities is NOT one of the tasks that families were unable to do alone and had to work together as a village in order to be able to do?

• Unite for protection
• Mine fore iron or gold
• Try to control a flooding river
• Farm vegetables and raise cattle

In what modern country can you find the ancient remains of the village of Dhar Tichitt?

• Mali
• Mauritania
• Niger
• Nigeria

According to paragraph 4, what do the ruins of the high walls of Dhar Tichitt tell us about what life was like in that village?

• the villagers united to defend themselves from outside attacks
• the villagers had a lot of free time to get creative building things
• there were not a lot of villagers in Dhar Tichitt
• there were a lot of trees in Dhar Tichitt