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West African Empire
chapter 5 section 1 and 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What factors contributed to the rise of empires in West Africa? | The most prized West African mineral was gold, that's one of the factors that contributed to the rise of the empires. |
| How is Africa a continent of great geographic contrasts? | Africa has been prized for its natural resources. |
| How did people of Ghana use their resources and skills to build a wealthy empire? | They used their skills for iron work. |
| Most of Africa is what kind of land form? | Dry land |
| what does oral history mean? | information of historical importance. |
| What did North Africans trade for gold? | Salt |
| What does the term barter mean? | It means to trade. |
| Is Africa the second largest continent? | Yes because most of Africa is large plateau. |
| What are things historians relied on? | The first one is oral history and the second one is archaeology. |
| What are natural resources? | Natural resources are are products of nature that have no economic value. |