Ghana: A West African Trading Empire Test23

Which factor contributed most to Ghana's power?

• A. resources

• B. water routes

• C. education system

• D. taxing trade routes

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

• A. The written records were lost.

• B. Arab traders agreed not to tell.

• C. Oral traditions passed idea from generation to generation

• D. The miners kept the site a secret.

The Disney movie the Lion King is based off of the real life West African story called...

• A. The Twisted Tale of Sogolon

• B. The Life and Death of King Leon

• C. The Story of Sundjat

• D. The Knifes Edge

Ghana was wealthy because the government

• A. did not allow foreigners to travel into Ghana.

• B. distributed gold to its citizens.

• C. collected taxes on goods passing through Ghana.

• D. placed heavy taxes on its people.

Early travelers described Ghana/Mali as a land of ......

• A. gold.

• B. taxes.

• C. oases.

• D. wonder.

Who is the richest man in the history of the world

• A. Elon Musk

• B. Bill Gates

• C. Mansa Musa

• D. John Rockefeller

What religion was Mansa Musa?

• A. Christian

• B. Islamic

• C. Jewish

• D. Buddhist

Kola nuts, hides, leather, ivory were items that were traded by.....

• A. East African traders

• B. North African traders

• C. Wangaran traders

• D. Asian traders

Which empire conquered Ghana?

• A. Ghana

• B. Russia

• C. Songhai

• D. Mali

Salt came from....

• A. Taghaza

• B. Timbuktu

• C. Cairo

• D. Bertrand