Unit 2 Chapter 1 Test

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How did the kings of Ghana grow their kingdom’s economy?

• They produced illuminated manuscripts.
• They collected taxes from traders.
• They maintained a strong military
• They explored new territories

Which detail from the map supports the conclusion that Kumbi Saleh was the most important city in Ghana?

• It was close to an ocean.
• It was near the Volta River
• It was at the edge of the Sahara
• It was at the center of several trade routes

From which city did traders take a route to Egypt?

• Gao
• Walata
• Timbuktu
• Awdaghust

Why were the animals in the image ideal for the trans-Saharan trade? Select the two correct answers.

• They were easy to ride.
• They were friendly and calm.
• They could remember the location of oases.
• They could travel several days without water.
• They had broad feet for walking on hot sand.

What was one effect of the trans-Saharan trade?

• People in North Africa ended the slave trade.
• People in West Africa converted to Islam.
• Demand for gold decreased in Europe.
• Demand for salt increased in Asia.

Which line from the passage shows that salt was as valuable as precious metals in West Africa?

• “There is no tree in the place; it has nothing but sand for soil; and in this are mines of salt.”
• “No one, however, resides in these [houses] except the servants of the merchants, who dig for the salt".....
• “For this, they dig in the earth, and find thick tables of it, so laid together as if they had been cut and placed under ground.”
• “To them come the people of Sudan from their different districts, and load themselves with the salt, which among them passes for money. . . .”

Why were the economic activities described in the passage important to Ghana?

• Salt was a key source of wealth.
• Salt was used in gold mining.
• Salt was an important part of their diet.
• Salt helped homes stay cool in the summer

Which commodity helped Ghana expand its empire through conquest?

• iron
• gold
• kola nuts
• shea butter

What were the original religious beliefs of people living in the Ghana Empire?

• They believed that plants and animals were sacred.
• They believed that the king was the son of a god
• They believed that all people should visit Mecca.
• They believed that Muhammad was a prophet