Sunday, October 7, 2012

Geography (Jenne-Jeno, West Africa)

The ancient city of Jenne-Jeno was located along the Niger River south of Timbuktu in present day Mali. The areas near the river that were subject to flooding, or the floodplain, were very suitable for farming.      

2 comments:

  1. Great images! could you not find any information on the rest of your empire? (religion, social developments, etc.)

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  2. How and why is this civilization related to the ancient African paleolithic people? Is there a direct correlation?

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