The+Enviroment+of+Songhai



On this page you will learn about The Environment of Songhai. This page consists of materials, food, tools, water, agriculture, clothing, transportation, and daily activities
 * The materials** that the Songhai people used are gold, kola nuts, and slaves that they traded for salt, cloth, cowries, and horses.


 * Their food** resources were fish from the Niger and farm items. They farmed yam, fruits, palm nuts, and goats.


 * The tools** that these people used were bone harpoons, fishing hooks, and nets with weights for fishing. Other tools that they used were stone and/or wood tools, stone axes, spears, bow and arrows, snares, and poisons.


 * The water** resource of Songhai is the Niger River. The Niger River is a source of trade, movement, agriculture, and food.


 * The sources** of the Songhai people’s agriculture are the Niger River, yams, kola nuts, and palm nuts.


 * The clothing** that the people wore was made of cotton and woven in Gaos, Djenne, and Timbuktu. Some clothing that already had been woven was un-woven then re-woven to the tastes of the Songhai people.


 * The transportation** that they used was boats on the Niger River


 * The daily activities** of the Songhai people were either fishing on the Niger River, trading, or Work on their farms harvesting and planting fruits and vegetables.



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