Ancient Ghana

Ancient Ghana

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Two important rivers of Western Africa were the ...?

• Ghana and Mali

• Niger and Senegal

• Niger and Nile

• Congo and Nile

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Ghana and Mali, controlled trade of which TWO items?

• Gold and fish

• Gold and salt

• Gold and timber

• Gold and iron

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What could be improved by using iron?

• livestock

• making camel hooves

• clothing

• farming tools and weapons

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How have historians learned about the kingdom of Ghana? 

•  from writings of Arab scholars 
• from wood carvings in the forest
• from royal tax collection records
• from paintings on salt mine walls 

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What was the first great trading empire of West Africa?

• Mali

• Songhai

• Ghana

• Uganda

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Salt was a biologically important mineral found where in Africa?

• Northern Sahara desert
• the rainforest
• Zimbabwe
• the sahel

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Why was salt an important commodity?

• it was more valuable that gold

• there was very little salt deposits

• salt mining was easy

• it was used to preserve foods and humans need salt to survive.

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Which of these where not a part of Ghana's trade?

• Gold

• Slaves

• Paper

• Salt

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Early travelers described Ghana as a land 

• of taxes. 
• of oases. 
• of wonder.
• of gold.

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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.

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Silent barter is
 

• a deadly snake native to West Africa.
• the process by which the people of Ghana elected their leaders.
• a process in which people trade and exchange goods without direct contact.
•  a West African musical instrument.

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Which is not a way Ghana's rulers acquired huge amounts of gold?

• Hiring Bandits to rob the traders.

• Trading gold and salt.

• Controlling the gold mines.

• Taxing the people

• Taxing traders that traded in Ghana

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What religion did the traders bring?

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

• Buddhism

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What method did the king of Ghana use to rule the expanding empire of Ghana?

• The local kings ruled as king of the area.

• The local kings ruled as governors of the area.

• The local nobles were appointed as kings of the area.

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Why did the North Africans and Wangarans barter (trade) silently?

• They were shy
• They spoke different languages
• They hated each other
• They smelled really bad

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What encouraged trans-Saharan trade(trade across Sahara desert?) 

• Population doubled
• Bieber moved South of the desert
• Camels were introduced
• Cities were growing

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Is this...

• Egypt
• Ancient Ghana

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What method did the king of Ghana use to rule the expanding empire of Ghana?

• The local kings ruled as king of the area.

• The local kings ruled as governors of the area.

• The local nobles were appointed as kings of the area.