L. 16 Ghana

How have historians learned about the kingdom of Ghana?

• from paintings on salt mine walls

• from royal tax collection records

• from wood carvings in the forest

• from writings of Arab scholars

Early travelers described Ghana as a land of

• salt

• oases

• taxes

• gold

How did the king conduct imperial business and address the people’s concerns?

• in a room nobody else could enter

• in one large yearly meeting

• in a grand daily court

• in secret councils

How did Ghana raise money to pay government officials?

• by buying camels

• by taxing goods

• by selling gold

• by mining salt

Which factor contributed most to Ghana’s power?

• central location

• educational system

• power systems

• resources

The trans-Saharan trade increased after about 300 C.E. as a result of the

• discovery of salt

• desire to obtain gold

• introduction of camels

• population increase

Why do historians not know the location of the gold mines of Wangara?

• Arab traders agreed not to tell.

• The miners kept the site a secret.

• The written records were lost.

• Oral traditions name two places

People who lived in the southern forests had to trade to get which essential product?

• gold

• iron

• leather

• salt

Which term best describes the role of Ghana in the trans-Saharan trade?

• salt merchant

• consumer

• gold miner

• middleman

To which group did Kumbi fall in 1240?

• Almoravids of North Africa

• Arab sailors of Guinea

• Mande people of Mali

• Gold miners of Wangara