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Ghana Empire

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the Africans give the Traders

a)

Gold

b)

Copper

c)

Cinnamon

d)

Salt

2.

What religion did the traders bring?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

3.

What river helped the empire flourish?

a)

Nile

b)

Amazon

c)

Niger

d)

Thames

4.

What religion did the invaders force the empire to follow?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

5.
What helped trade grow in the Sahara? 
a)
Camels 
b)
Trucks
6.
The religon of ISLAM helped to spread trade, languages, religion and culture.  This process is known as 
a)
Imperialism 
b)
Trade 
c)
Cultural Trade
d)
Cultural Diffusion
7.

What was the first great trading empire of West Africa?

a)

Mali

b)

Songhai

c)

Ghana

d)

Uganda

8.

What was the basis of currency during the time of the Ghana Empire?

a)

Silver

b)

Gold

c)

Dollar

d)

Coin

9.

How did the kings of Ghana gain their power?

a)

Trade of silver and salt

b)

Trade of gold and silver

c)

Conquering land

d)

Trade of gold and salt

10.
How have historians learned about the kingdom of Ghana? 
a)
 from writings of Arab scholars 
b)
from wood carvings in the forest
c)
from royal tax collection records
d)
from paintings on salt mine walls 
11.
Early travelers described Ghana as a land 
a)
of taxes. 
b)
of oases. 
c)
of wonder.
d)
of gold.
12.
How did Ghana raise money to pay government officials?
a)
by mining salt
b)
by taxing goods 
c)
by selling gold
d)
 by buying camels
13.
How did the king conduct imperial business and address the people’s concerns? 
a)
in secret councils 
b)
in a grand daily court
c)
in one large yearly meeting
d)
in a room nobody else could enter
14.
The trans-Saharan trade increased after about 300 C.E. as a result of the 
a)
population increase
b)
growth of cities
c)
introduction of camels
d)
 growth of cities
15.
What is the best title for this list? • ability to hold large amount of water • double rows of eyelashes • hairy ear openings
a)
Donkey: The Best Pack Animal
b)
Desert Survival Traits of Camels 
c)
Skills Used in Dry Environments
d)
 Characteristics of Arabian Horses
16.
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 name two places
d)
The miners kept the site a secret.
17.

The Africans adopted Islam

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What geographic feature in northern Africa limited Western African civilizations contact with Europe and Asia?

a)

Niger River

b)

Nile River

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Senegal River

19.

What is the name of the area between the Sahara Desert and the African savana?

a)

Niger River

b)

Sahel

c)

Nile River

d)

Drakensberg Mountains

20.

Which of the following was not an empire in West Africa?

a)

Songhai

b)

Mali

c)

Ghana

d)

Koumbi Saleh

21.

What natural resource in West Africa was valued as much as gold?

a)

Salt

b)

Iron

c)

Ivory

d)

Kola nuts

22.

Where was the Empire of Ghana located?

a)

Southern Africa

b)

Eastern Europe

c)

Western Africa

d)

South America

23.

What was the capital city of the Empire of Ghana?

a)

Cairo

b)

Koumbi Saleh

c)

Mogadishu

d)

Addis Ababa

24.

What did 'ghana' mean in the language of the people of Ghana?

a)

Beautiful land

b)

High desert

c)

Land of the trees

d)

War Chief

25.

Who was the first king of the Empire of Ghana?

a)

Dinga Cisse

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Amenhotep

d)

Ezana Axum

26.

What major geographical feature was just to the north of the Empire of Ghana?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Niger River

d)

Andes Mountains

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