Potters, metalsmiths, weavers, leatherworkers, bead makers, and ivory carvers were...
What is people/jobs of craft in Jenne-jeno?
100
Much charcoal was burned for this.
What is iron-working?
100
An item left by an earlier culture.
What is an artifact?
100
Protection was provided to people who lived in these. Armies kept out outsiders.
What is advantages of living in a kingdom?
200
An area of tall grasses and scattered trees.
What is a savanna?
200
The city of Jenne-jeno was built near this.
What is the Niger and Bano River?
200
Axes, hoes, and weapons, and spear were made by these people.
What is Nok blacksmith?
200
The process of smelting ore to produce iron or other metals from it.
What is smelting?
200
They became wealthy by collecting taxes from the goods that were bought and sold.And with this money they could afford to raise large armies. These armies could conquer other trading areas nearby.
What is how early kingdoms developed?
300
Deserts, desert scrub, temperate grassland, tropical grassland are located in West Africa. These are...
What is the vegetation zones of West Africa?
300
This method was originally used by building houses from bent poles and woven mats but was later replaced with...
What is mud blocks?
300
Blacksmith were believed to be...
What is supernatural?
300
An ancient West African city built along the Niger River.
What is the Jenne-jeno?
300
If you lived in one of these you would have to pay tribute. Along with this, men were forced to serve in the army.
What is disadvantages of living in kingdom?
400
The Sahel is not considered a desert, but a semidesert.
What is the difference between the Sahara and the Sahel?
400
This was used for protection and the growth of status.
What is the wall surrounding Jenne-jeno?
400
With this there was more food to feed the villages.
What is the affect of iron-working on villages?
400
A payment made by one ruler or country to another for protection or as a sign of submission
What is a tribute?
400
The three early kingdoms.
What is Songhai, Ghana, and Mali?
500
The land was fertile and could be used as a trade route.
Why did people settle near the Niger River.
500
The most respected people in Jenne-jeno.
What is blacksmiths?
500
Farmers could clear and grow land efficiently.
What is the affects of iron-working?
500
A people living in West Africa in the 500s B.C.E who mastered ironworking.
Who are the Nok?
500
Liked in Medieval times African kings were thought to be this.