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| What did the city of Jenno-jeno prove? (12.4) |
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| It proved that cities did exist in West Africa before outsiders arrived and helped build local people build them. |
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| What different types of vegetation zones does Africa have? (12.2) |
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| There four vegetation zones are desert, semidesert, savanna, and forest. |
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| Who made the decisions of an extended family community? (12.3) |
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| The elder(s) made the decisions. |
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| How did the first kingdoms develop? (12.5) |
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| The rulers of some trading cities in West Africa became wealthy by collecting taxes on bought/sold goods. With the wealth, they would rais huge armies. The armies would conquer other areas nearby. The area would expand. |
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| Which area had an abundant supply of gold? (13.4) |
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| How did trade affect the armies? (13.4) |
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| Trade affected the armies because with the wealth of the taxes, the money payed for the armies. |
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| What were the causes of the downfall of Ghana? (13.6) |
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| War and the loss of natural resources led to its downfall. |
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| Before the influence of Islam, what type of succession was West Africa? (14.4) |
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| After the influence of Islam, what did they follow as their law? (14.4) |
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| Where was one key center of learning located? (14.5) |
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| The center was the trading center of Timbuktu, on the Niger River. |
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| In West Africa, what became the language of religion, learning, commerce, and government? (14.6) |
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| What were the three oral traditions West Africa had? (15.1) |
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| Visual Arts, Music, Oral and Written Traditions. |
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| Griots were poet-musicians who told stories, sang songs of praise, recited poems, often while playing a drum or stringed instruments. They educated their audiences with historical accounts and genealogies. |
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| A folktale is a story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition. |
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