[Quiz 16.2] Trade - The source of Ghana's Wealth

What two areas was Ghana located between that wanted to trade with one another?

• North Africa and West Africa

• Europe and North Africa

• East Africa and South Africa

• Ghana and Mali

Which of the following goods were often brought to Ghana by merchants from North Africa to trade with West Africans?

• ivory

• gold

• salt

• copper

Which of the following goods were often brought to Ghana by merchants from West Africa to trade with North Africans?

• ivory

• gold

• salt

• copper

As merchants crossed the desert and returned with the goods they traded for in Ghana this process was called...

• trans-Saharan trade

• oceanic trade

• west-north trade

• Saharan-Jungle trade

Traders that traveled to and from the south had to pass through Ghana. How did this make Ghana rich?

• traders paid heavy taxes on their goods

• traders goods were stolen by Ghana's slaves

• traders donated money to the city

• traders had to give everything they had to the king

What two things led trans-Saharan trade to increase?

• the spread of Isalm

• the introduction of camels

• better weather in the desert

• lower taxes in Ghana

Why did Muslims invade Ghana in the 7th century?

• they wanted to convert West Africans to Islam

• they wanted to control trade

• Ghana was attacking them so they needed to defend

• they just didn't like the people of Ghana

How was trade in west African towns affected by the invasion of Muslims from the north?

• many Muslims became merchants in those towns

• people no longer wanted to trade so trade ended

• slaves were no longer traded

• all gold was melted and turned into religious symbols so trade stopped

Merchants with camels who crossed the desert carrying trade goods are called a...

• camel caravan

• desert merchant group

• desert nomads

• trade officers

Gold from west Africa was often turned into coins used in Europe by the Romans

• True

• False