U2Ch1 Empire of Ghana

What desert affected the people of West Africa?

• Kalahari Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Sahara Desert

• Namib Desert

There was a ​ (a)   of natural resources in a desert environment. In order to get what they needed to survive, the people of West Africa often ​ (b)   with others.

• limit
• traded
• surplus
• creation
• traveled

What natural resources were available in Ghana because of its geography?

• salt

• lumber

• textiles

• gold

• glass

Ghana traded their valuable resources in the ______________ Caravan for a profit.

• Trans-Continental

• Trans-Saharan

• Trans-Atlantic

• Trans-African

What was another way the king was able to increase Ghana’s wealth?

• They wrote about their experiences as a ruler and sold it in books.

• The mine locations were kept a secret and information was sold to merchants.

• Taxes were collected on all imported and exported goods in the city.

• They encouraged the trade of exotic fruits to foreign countries.

Salt was used to (a)   food for long periods of time, especially during a drought. It was so valuable it can be used like money to trade for other items.

Ghana’s capital city,​ (a)   , was the home of the king. It was located in the center of several trade routes along the ​ (b)   River.

• Niger
• Koumbi Saleh
• Nile
• Amazon
• Timbuktu
• Cairo

The Niger River is the ​ (a)   river in Africa. The Niger is important for agriculture and ​ (b)   .

• largest
• transportation
• smallest
• Northern most
• only

The people of Ghana originally believed in an ______________ religion. There was one powerful creator god and lesser spirits in nature.

• modern

• Christian

• traditional

• animism

1. Over time West Africans converted to ​ (a)   because of ​​ (b)   with Arabian countries. 

• Islam
• trade
• Christianity
• Judaism
• missions
• visiting