The Two Gold Trades of Africa

What were the two major trade networks in Africa during the Middle Ages?

• One along the east coast and one on the north and western side

• One in the south and one in the north

• One in the east and one in the south

• One in the west and one in the south

The gold trade on the north and western side of Africa was in the _________?

• Sahara Desert

• Kalahari Desert

• Amazon Rainforest

• Himalayan Mountains

The Trans-Saharan trade became a large-scale organized network around 700 AD with the introduction of the ________.

• camel

• horse

• wheelbarrow

• steam engine

Who played a crucial role in organizing large camel caravans across the Sahara Desert?

• Berbers

• Arab Merchants

• Ghanaians

• Songhai

What products did the caravans send throughout Asia and Africa?

• Spices and silk

• Salt and gold

• Ivory and diamonds

• Tea and coffee

It was not until the domestication of the ________ that people could travel through the Sahara Desert.

• camel

• horse

• elephant

• donkey

The people of North Africa invented a special ________ for the camel that allowed people to travel on the animal’s back.

• saddle

• blanket

• rope

• basket

The Trans-Saharan Trade network led to the creation of powerful West African empires. Which of the following was NOT one of them?

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

• Egypt

Arab Merchants from the Middle East introduced the ________ language and spread the ________ religion to the people in northern Africa.

• Arabic, Islamic

• Swahili, Christian

• Berber, Hindu

• French, Buddhist

The first of the powerful West African empires was ________.

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

• Benin