CH 16 SEC 1 – A Trading Empire

CH 16 SEC 1 – A Trading Empire

Multiple Choice

Which river in Africa is the longest river in the world?

• Niger River
• Congo River
• Nile River
• Mississippi River

Multiple Select

What are the 4 vegetation zones of Africa?

• Rain Forest

• Savanna

• Desert

• Tropical

• Mediterranean

Multiple Choice

This broad grassland is to the north and south of the equator and is where most animals live

• My backyard

• Prairie

• Savanna

• Pasture

Fill in the Blank

The largest desert in Africa is called the

Open Ended

Why would civilizations grow along rivers?

Multiple Select

What two rivers in West Africa were important for Ghana

• Niger

• Nile

• Congo

• Senegal

Multiple Select

The kingdom of Ghana was founded by the Soninke people near the ____________ & _______ Rivers in the A.D. 300's

• Nile River

• Senegal River

• Niger River

• Orange River

Multiple Choice

The change from general work done by many people, to specific jobs being done by trained people, or social/family groups is called...

• Specification

• Labor Specialization

• Labor pains

• Job training

Multiple Choice

The _______ clan became rulers of the Soninke people, who eventually became known as Ghana.

• Sisse

• Malinke

• Sundiata

• Mali

Multiple Choice

Why were slaves considered valuable in Ghana

• For work

• They could be traded for other goods

• They added to the population

• None of the answers are correct

Multiple Choice

How did Ghana become wealthy from trade?

• People in Ghana mined gold.

• People in Ghana collected salt.

• Ghana had the best climate in the region.

• Ghana had a central location in the region.

Multiple Choice

These people were the first to cross the Sahara from North Africa and open trade with West Africa

• Berbers

• Romans

• Soninke

• Christians

Multiple Choice

The trade of which two products shaped the early history of North and West Africa?

• ivory and salt
• salt and gold
• silk and gold
• spices and ivory

Fill in the Blank

Trade that crosses the Sahara is known as ______________

Multiple Choice

Ghana's rulers made money on trade by

• taxing traders.

• selling gold.

• buying camels.

• mining salt.

Multiple Choice

What was significant about the location of the Ghana Empire?

• It had access to the Atlantic Ocean and therefore valuable shipping routes.
• The empire was isolated from other empires, keeping it safe from attacks.
• It was located between the gold mines in the south and valuable salt resources in the north
• Most of the empire was located in the mountains overlooking other empires.

Multiple Choice

Who were the Almoravids?

• a group of sea-traveling people from the coast of southern Africa

• merchants from the north who controlled the salt trade

• Berbers who attacked Ghana and cut off trade routes

• Christians from southern Europe who joined forces with Ghana.

Lesson Recap

Multiple Select

Which two rivers did the empire exist between?

• Nile

• Senegal

• Columbia

• Niger

Multiple Choice

The division of jobs and skills in a society is

• labor specialization
• social status
• special works
• natural resources

Multiple Choice

The raised but flat region in the interior of Africa is

• the rainforest
• the rivers
• the desert
• a plateau

Open Ended

Why was the development of iron tools important?

Multiple Choice

Ghana was the _________ great trading empire in West Africa.

• second

• last

• first

Poll

I understood everything in today's lesson

• Totally agree

• Agree

• Disagree

• Totally disagree