History 3rd term examination

Ghana Empire was said to be an earliest kingdom recorded by historians and

• Geographer

• Archaeologists

• Cryptographer

• Travelers

According to an Arab traveller in his writing he reveals that the name Ghana was Sonning King called Auokar which means

• War chief

• Peaceful chief

• King of the land

• Chief of Ghana

History of the early Ghana empire also revealed that it was situated on the grassland

• North of the rivers Senegal and Niger

• Niger and western mali

• Senegal and Mauritania

• Gambia

Socio political structure of Ghana Empire are as follows except....

• King

• Large army

• Council of advisers and ministers

• District chief

Characteristics of Ghana Empire in a socio political structure has it that ...

• The king has an absolute power over his subjects

• There was decentralisation of authority to the provincial governor

• Trade was of No use to them

• The king was the head of judiciary

The headquarters of Ghana is one of these following

• Koumbi

• Sahel region

• West Africa gold field

• North

Geographically Ghana was found in the 4th century according to an unconfirmed tradition

• Niger River, Senegal

• Nigeria

• Gambia

• Portugal

The powerful ruler of Ghana King was able to make ___to governed the people carry out their duties duly

• Laws

• Degree

• Mandates

• Single for the people

The Empire of Ghana was ruled by an emperor who headed the executive, legislative and judicial arms of government through the formation of

• Empire

• The central government

• Taxation

• Royal succession

Factors that contributed to the fall of Ghana empire are as follows execpt

• Trade

• Over grazing

• Political instability

• Social and cultural heterogeneity of the empire