The Ghana Empire

How do you know that Kumbi Saleh was the most important city in Ghana?

• They collected taxes from traders

• It was the center of several trade routes.

• The changing of weather patterns caused issues and they were defeated by other groups.

• They could travel many days without water and they had broad feet for walking on hot sand

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

• They could travel many days without water and they had broad feet for walking on hot sand

• Salt was valuable in hot climates because heat causes you to lose salt through sweat. It was also used to preserve food.

• They collected taxes from traders

• People in West Africa converted to Islam

What was one effect of the trans-Saharan trade?

• Gao

• A.nimism, where they believed that plants and animals were sacred

• They collected taxes from traders

• People in West Africa converted to Islam

Where were the camels ideal for the trans-Saharan trade? Tell two reasons

• They could travel many days without water.

• Salt was valuable in hot climates causes you to lose salt through sweat

• They had broad feet for walking on hot sand.

• Animism, where they believed that plants and animals were sacred.

Using the map from page 6 of your student reader, from which city did traders take a route to Egypt?

• Kumbi Saleh

• Gao

• Timbuktu

• Djenne

Why was salt important to Ghana?

• It was the center of several trade routes.

• The changing of weather patterns caused issues and they were defeated by other groups.

• Salt was valuable in hot climates because heat causes you to lose salt through sweat. It was also used to preserve food.

  Iron

• Iron

Which commodity helped Ghana expand its empire through conquest?

• Salt was valuable in hot climates because heat causes you to lose salt through sweat. It was also used to preserve food.

• Iron

• They collected taxes from traders

• The changing of weather patterns caused issues and they were defeated by other groups.

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

• They collected taxes from traders

• People in West Africa converted to Islam

• Animism, where they believed that plants and animals were sacred.

• Salt was valuable in hot climates because heat causes you to lose salt through sweat. It was also used to preserve food.

Why did the Ghana Empire Fall?

• People in West Africa converted to Islam

• It was the center of several trade routes.

• They collected taxes from traders

• The changing of weather patterns caused issues and they were defeated by other groups.

How did domesticating camels have the greatest effect on Ghana's wealth? 3 answers- Write a paragraph

• They can travel long distances with little water, making them perfect for crossing the Sahara Desert

• The could live a long time in the desert because of the climate.

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  They could control the movement of goods across the desert like valuable items. Example, gold

• They could trade goods more easily between different parts of Africa, including the gold mines in Ghana's territor