Module 14 Early Africa

When people in Ghana traded across the Sahara Desert, they traveled in

• tribes

• minivans

• caravans

• clowders

Africa is the __________ largest continent.

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

• 5th

A large, deep valley formed by movements of the Earth’s crust.

• ridge

• rift

• plateau

• river

Any part of Africa that is located SOUTH of the Sahara Desert.

• sub-Saharan

• rift

• plateau

• sub-African

Which is NOT one of the main rivers of sub-Saharan Africa?

• Congo

• Zambezi

• Niger

• Sahel

A process in which people exchange goods without ever coming into direct contact with each other.

• silent trade

• silent barter

• bait and switch

• African barter

Father, mother, children, & close relatives would be considered part of an __________________.

• extended family

• in-laws

• caravan

• council

The belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits.

• animism

• patrilinealism

• matrilinealism

• spiritism

This resource changed life in West Africa because it made better weapons and tools.

• iron

• gold

• diamonds

• kola nuts

What goods came to Ghana from the north?

• salt and glass

• ivory and salt

• gold and ivory

• slaves and gold