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Early Culture and Trade
Extended familyDaily lifeReligionTechnologyTrade
Extended Family Father, mother, children & close
relatives live in one household
Those born within the same two or three years…or peers.Those born within the same two or three years…or peers.
Daily Life
Value hard work Men hunted and farmed Women farmed, carried water,
cared for children
Religion Traditional beliefs- honoring unseen
spirits of ancestors Animism Shows importance of nature and
family Traditional means customary or time-
honored
What societies have we studied that
have believed in more than one god?
Greek Society (Neptune, Venus)Roman Empire – Polytheistic at first,
then when a king became Christian, the people became Christian.
Native American Societies – Rain dances, corn and fish ceremonies.
Animism The belief that
bodies of water, animals, trees, and other things in nature have spirits.
Technology
Discover iron for tool making
Nok used iron for farm tools and weapons
Iron lets people move onto new land, population grows
Review Questions
Men and women in traditional West African society were loyal to theira. work groups and parents.b. extended families and age-sets.c. religious and military leaders.d. nobility and elders.
Review Questions
Farming in Africa improved around 500 BC becausea. people learned to build structures to
transport water.b. people began using animals to help
harvest.c. people learned how to make iron tools.d. people began fertilizing the soil.
Review Questions
How did West Africans find iron?a. They heated certain kinds of rock.b. They took it from invaders.c. They bought it from traders.d. They baked clay miniatures.
Review Questions
What does the animistic belief system reveal about traditional WestAfricans?a. They were well-traveled.b. They were influenced by Asian culture.c. They relied on nature for survival.d. They kept religious practice separate
from daily activity.
Review Questions Which of the following statements about
trade routes in Africa is true?a. Salt was carried south while gold was carried north.b. Salt was carried north while gold was carried south.c. Salt was carried east while gold
was carried west.d. Salt was carried west while gold was carried east.
Review Questions Which of the following best explains the different parts of West African
village society?a. The village chief organized all of the farming
activities and the elders organized religious practices.
b. A village inclueded basic family unites, extended families led by village chiefs, and council of elders.
c. West Africans depended on the natural world for survival in their villages.
d. Families had little power in the village and the village chiefs led the elders.
Review Questions
Which two factors contributed most to the survival of early West African villages?
a. Farming and geographyb. Religion and culturec. Work and familyd. Technology and natural resources
Review Questions
What two factors had the biggest impact on the growth of West Africa?
a. Slavery and saltb. Iron tools and farmingc. Climate and religiond. Technology and trade
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