West African Kingdoms: GHANA

West African Kingdoms: GHANA

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why were traders willing to risk crossing the dangerous Sahara?

Back

traders could become very wealthy from trading the goods they gathered

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How did the West African empires build their wealth? Options: through the domestication and selling of camels, by conquering other civilizations in Africa, controlling gold mines and trade routes, through enslaving people, by producing illuminated manuscripts

Back

controlling gold mines and trade routes

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why was gold considered valuable?

Back

durability, rarity, beauty, malleability

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

In addition to gold, what other commodities were transported along African trade routes? Iron, ivory, textiles, spices, all of the above

Back

all of the above

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How specifically did the kings and kingdom of Ghana become so wealthy?

Back

taxes collected from merchants, gold nuggets, location of mines were kept secret

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What made Ghana a strong and powerful empire?

Back

salt and gold trade

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What natural resources were found in the kingdom of Ghana? Gold, Salt, iron ore

Back

All of these

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