WorksheetsEarly Culture and Trade - Ch5 Sec2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Usually the extended family included
only the father, mother, and children in one household
the father, mother, children, and close relatives in one household
Traditional means
customary or time-honored
importance or ancient
Animism is
the belief that animals and insects have spirits.
the belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits.
What role did families play in traditional West African culture?
Family was the heart of the village life. They worked together to hunt, farm, and raise children.
Families were an important part of traditional beliefs.
How did technology change life in West Africa?
It gave them the ability to make metal tools that helped with farming and hunting.
It gave them the ability to change life using trade.
What trade goods were a source of West Africa's wealth?
bananas, grain, and nuts
gold, salt, cloth, copper, silver, and slaves
How did animism reflect what was important to early West African peoples?
It was a reflection of their great dependency on the natural environment.
It was a reflection of their ancestral stories.
How did the use of iron change farming?
They used iron to build wells to pump water for farming.
They used iron to make tools to make farming easier.
What animal made trade across the Sahara easier?
the donkey
the camel
the horse
the bison
In what directions did the main trade items of West Africa move?
salt from north to south; gold from south to north
salt from south to north; gold from north to south
salt from west to east; gold from east to west
salt from east to west; gold from west to east
