Ancient Africa: Geography, Early Society, Ghana
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- Q 1/22Score 0What were the four main vegetation zones in West Africa?29desert, desert scrub, evergreen forest, coniferious foresthighlands, desert, desert scrub, and evergreen forestdesert, desert scrub, temperate grassland, and tropical grassland (or savanna)
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- Q1What were the four main vegetation zones in West Africa?desert, desert scrub, evergreen forest, coniferious foresthighlands, desert, desert scrub, and evergreen forestdesert, desert scrub, temperate grassland, and tropical grassland (or savanna)120s
- Q2West African civilizations developed around the Senegal and ______ rivers.AmazonNigerNile120s
- Q3This vegetation zone is dry and has little water sources.deserttropical grasslandsavanna120s
- Q4This vegetation zone has more water, grasslands, and animals.desert scrubdesertsavanna120s
- Q5The earliest West African communities were __________ .extended family communitieskingdomsvillages120s
- Q6Extended families joined together to form villages for what reasons?protection and languageTrade and helpprotection and help120s
- Q7The two main reasons villages became cities was the growth of trade and _____.languagegoldiron working120s
- Q8What is the process of making ore into iron called?freezingforgingsmelting120s
- Q9_______ helped farmers cultivate their crops easier and faster which led to the growth of cities.iron toolsiron weaponsbronze tools120s
- Q10The most respected people in West African cities were _________.kingsofficialsblacksmiths120s
- Q11West African cities became kingdoms when city leaders were able to _________.raise sheeptrade goldbuild armies120s
- Q12When a city joined a kingdom, it's citizens had to join the army and __________.pay tributesmine goldsell iron120s
- Q13The kingdom of Ghana had both gold mines and salt mines.TRUEFALSE120s
- Q14Ghana made most of its money from the ________ it enforced on the gold-salt trade that passed through its lands.slavestaxesreligion120s
- Q15The Wangara gold mines were located _______ of Ghana in the forests.northsoutheast120s
