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West Africa has four distinct vegetation zones. What was one economic effect of this? |
unknown? |
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How did the geography (the Niger River) have an economic effect the lives of people in Africa? |
By providing providing water for land, fresh fish. |
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Put these in order from smallest to largest. City, extended-family community, kingdom, village? |
Extended-family community, village, city, kingdom. |
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How did extended-family communities deal with big problems like floods or attacking enemies? |
By joining other family communities. |
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What advance in technology made West African farming more efficient? |
Blacksmiths made axes, hoes, and spears. |
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In the sequence leading to the specialization of work and trade, what followed improved efficiency of farming? |
More villages produced more surplus and could now trade for could they couldn't produce. |
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What did the location of Jenn-jeno help develop-e? |
Farming, fishing, trade, circular houses, and blacksmiths. |
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How did kingdoms in come about in West Africa? |
Rulers of some trading cities in West Africa became wealthy by collecting taxes from sold goods then they could afford armies and take over other trading areas and become wealthier. |
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Why did people who lived in different areas trade with one another? |
Because by trading with Ghana, West Africa brought in new wealth. |
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What was the first kind of community to develop in west Africa? |
Farming communities made up of extended families. |