chapter 11 West Africa

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What is the best title for this list: Ghana, Mali, Songhai?

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Early kingdoms of West Africa

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Which of these clues about the African past describes an artifact? Options: a palm forest, a farming tool, a family legend, a traditional dance

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a farming tool

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Few large settlements developed in the Sahara because it was too...

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dry

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Suppose a West African community produces these goods: Yams, palm oil, kola nuts. That community is most likely in which vegetation zone?

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forest

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

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Different resources were found in each zone.

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Why did extended family groups first settle south of the Sahara?

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to farm

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Archeologists have found remains of high walls around one ancient West African community. What does this suggest about it?

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The inhabitants faced a threat of attacks

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What happens in #2? City grows rich from trade. A kingdom is formed.

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City rulers conquer other cities.

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Which of these was an advantage of becoming part of an empire? Options: paying tribute to the king, trading with the governor, having to serve in the army, getting protection from the raiders

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getting protection from the raiders

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Which product of West Africa was most important in the trade across the Sahara? Options: oil, gold, timber, clothing

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gold