Ghana and Mali Quiz

Which factor contributed most to Ghana’s power?

• resources

• water routes

• education system

• taxing trade routes

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

• The written records were lost.

• Arab traders agreed not to tell.

• Oral traditions name two places.

• The miners kept the site a secret.

People who lived in the southern forests had to trade to get which essential product?

• salt

• gold

• leather

• iron

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

• gold.

• taxes.

• oases.

• wonder.

Who is the richest man in the history of the world?

• Elon Musk

• Bill Gates

• Mansa Musa

• John Rockefeller

What religion was Mansa Musa?

• Christian

• Islam

• Jewish

• Buddhist

Which empire conquered Ghana?

• Ghana

• Russia

• Songhai

• Mali

Ghana was located between two areas that wanted to trade. The areas were

• North Africa and West Africa

• South Africa and West Africa

• East Africa and South Africa

• None of the options

In modern day times, kids are forced to work in what kind of mines?

• Cobalt

• Gold

• Olive

• Burlap

West Africans used salt to _______________.

• keep food from spoiling.

• all the options

• add taste to their food.

• improve their diet/health.

• build houses.