The Empire of Ghana

The empire of Ghana lay between what two rivers?

• Niger and Nile

• Nile and Senegal

• Niger and Senegal

• Niger and Congo

How did the kings of Ghana gain their power?

• Trade of silver and salt

• Trade of gold and silver

• Conquering land

• Trade of gold and salt

Reorder the following based on the silent barter process:

• Salt traders move back several miles from the riverbank.

• Salt traders go to a riverbank near gold fields, leave slabs of salt in a row, and beat a drum to tell gold miners trading has begun.

• Gold miners return and pick their salt. Trading continues until both sides are happy with the exchange.

• Salt traders return. They are happy with the amount of gold, beat the drum, take the gold, and leave.

• Gold miners arrive by boat and leave what they consider a fair amount of gold in exchange for the salt. They move back several miles.

The Ghana Empire was primarily wealthy due to its trade in:

• Spices

• Gold and salt

• Silk

• Diamonds

Which empire is considered the first of the great West African trading empires?

• Mali Empire

• Ghana Empire

• Songhai Empire

• Roman Empire

How did the empire of Ghana become wealthy and powerful in the 1000s?

• Ghana controlled the valuable diamond mines of West Africa

• Ghana controlled the valuable salt mines of West Africa

• Ghana leaders taxed the traders as they entered and left the kingdom

• Ghana leaders only taxed the owners of the gold and salt mines of West Africa

What made the African Kingdom of Ghana so wealthy?

• participating in slave trading

• taxing the salt and gold trade

• conquering the Mali empire

• establishing the first democracy

Where was the Ghana Empire located?

• Between the Sahara and the headwaters of the Senegal and Niger rivers

• In East Africa around the Songhai region

• In West Africa from the Senegal and Mali rivers

• Along the Silk Road

🌟 Who had the golden touch in controlling the gold trade in the Ghana Empire?

• By monopolizing the production of gold mines

• By taxing all gold that was exported

• By being the only trade route available

• By using military force to protect the mines

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'By taxing all gold that was exported' because the Ghana Empire controlled the gold trade by imposing taxes on all gold that was exported, allowing them to dominate the trade.

How did the empire of Ghana become wealthy and powerful in the 1000s?

• Ghana controlled the valuable diamond mines of West Africa

• Ghana controlled the valuable salt mines of West Africa

• Ghana leaders taxed the traders as they entered and left the kingdom

• Ghana leaders only taxed the owners of the gold and salt mines of West Africa