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

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

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