Early West African Societies

What is a Savannah?

• Desert

• Rain Forest

• Grassland with scattered trees

• Strip of land that divides the desert from wetter areas

What are two important minerals of West Africa?

• Gold and Water

• Salt and Chocolate

• Iron and Copper

• Salt and Gold

This is the source of water, food, transportation, and life in West Africa.

• Nile River

• Niger River

• Thames River

• Tigres River

What is the African Continent is shaped like?

• Big Plate

• Soup bowl

• Coffee Cup

• Table top

What are the four climate regions of Africa?

• Sahel

• Savannah

• Rain Forest

• Sahara

What is a family made up of a father, mother, children, and close relatives that live in the same household is called?

• Internal family

• Happy family

• Close family

• Extended family

Women farmed, got firewood, carried water, and ...

• cared for home

• cared for kids

• cared for the animals

• cared for the pets

The belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits is called?

• Truism

• Socialism

• Animism

• Racism

A metal heated and shaped to make tools and weapons is called?

• Copper

• Gold

• Silver

• Iron

The earliest people to use the new technology of Iron was?

• Nok

• Berbers

• Romans

• Shia