Empire of Ghana

What was the first great trading empire of West Africa?

• Mali

• Ghana

• Songhai

• Uganda

______________ tribes from North Africa raised horses and camels

• Barber

• Bieber

• Berber

• Ghana

The Empire of Ghana was located in which region of Africa

• North

• South

• East

• West

What allowed Ghana to grow wealthy?

• buying camels

• taxing goods

• mining salt

• selling silver

What allowed the The Soninke to easily conquer neighboring peoples

• Gold

• Camels

• Religion

• Iron

True or False. In Koumbi, Ghana's capital, the silver and salt trade created the wealthiest marketplace in West Africa.

• True

• False

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.

• Most of the empire was located in the mountains overlooking other empires.

• It was located between the gold mines in the south and valuable salt resources in the north

What religion did the traders bring?

• Islam

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Buddhism

The Berbers used _______________ to travel across the desert for trade

• Horses

• Lamas

• Oxen

• Camels

True or False. Arab traders brought the first system of writing and numbers to West Africa.

• True

• False