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Chapter 11
Early Societies in West Africa (TCI)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Describe the geographic region of West Africa-The Sahara Desert | Location: -Approximately 3.5 million square miles in North Africa and southern part of Africa Description: -Sand dunes cover ¼ of the Sahara -Rocky plains and mountains -Extremely dry -Scattered oases |
| Describe the geographic region of West Africa-The Sahel | Location: -Southern edge of the Sahara -Merges into the savanna Description: -Semi desert area -Not as dry as the Sahara -Small bushes & trees |
| Describe the geographic region of West Africa-The Savanna | Location: -South of the Sahel Description: -Tall grasses & scattered trees -Long rainy seasons- so grains grow there |
| Describe the geographic region of West Africa-The Forest | Location: -South of the savanna in southern part of Africa Description: -Wetter areas -Woodland forest & rainforest -Rain falls year round |
| How did geography affect trade in West Africa? | -Different food grown in different vegetation zones -So they needed to trade to get things they couldn’t produce themselves. |
| 1. Describe the earliest communities in West Africa | -Early communities in West Africa were made up of extended families (parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, & cousins) |
| 2. Describe the earliest communities in West Africa | -They worked together to survive -Clearing the fields, plant seeds, harvest crops -Traded with other communities for additional goods |
| Describe how and why villages formed from these early communities. Be sure to include the reasons why family-based communities joined together to form villages | -Sometimes extended- family communities banded together in villages to control flooding rivers -So they could mine for iron, gold -For defense (protection from outside attacks) |
| Describe how and why some villages became trading sites and eventually grew into larger towns and cities. | -Villages located along rivers or other trade routes became trading sites. -By taxing trade, villages became wealthy. -Wealth led to an increase in population -Villages grew into towns and cities |
| Describe the process of smelting used by Nok to make iron tools. | -Enormous amounts of charcoal was used to fuel the furnace -The heat would melt ore to extract the iron -Once the iron was red-hot, it was hammered and bent into shape by skilled workers called blacksmiths |
| How did the ability to make iron tools affect food production and the types of jobs that villagers performed in West Africa? | -With iron tools, -Farmers cleared land and grew crops more efficiently -An abundance of food supported larger villages where more people were free to take up other jobs such as: -weaving, metalworking, making pottery |
| How did the location of Jenne-jeno cause it to become a larger, busy city? | -Located at the intersection of the Niger and Bani Rivers -Its ideal location allowed for farming, fishing, and trade -This helped it to become a large city |
| Describe how and why some of the wealthiest cities were able to conquer more territory and become a kingdom. | -Rulers taxed goods that were traded in their cities -Used the wealth to raise large armies -Armies could conquer other cities and become even wealthier -As kings conquered more territory, kingdoms formed |
| What is tribute? What did it mean when a conquered group paid tribute? | -Tribute= payment from a conquered group collected by the conquering ruler -Meant that the conquered people accepted the ruler’s authority |
| List at least one advantage and one disadvantage of being part of a kingdom. | Advantages: -Armies made sure that trade routes were safe -They kept out foreign armies and raiders -Wars between small cities ended Disadvantages: -People living in conquered areas had to pay tribute -Men had to serve in the army |
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