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Economy and Government of West African Empires

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How did Ghana profit from outsiders?
a)
Capturing slaves
b)
Finding gold mines
c)
Taxing trade
d)
Selling fish
2.
Who was Mansa Musa?
a)
First Emperor of Songhai
b)
Moroccan Muslim Traveler
c)
Greatest Ruler of Mali
d)
Griot
3.
West African empires were in a perfect spot to trade because they were in between 2 important natural resources:
a)
silver and diamonds
b)
silver and gold
c)
gold and rice
d)
gold and salt
4.

What two natural resources did the West African Empires control? Select TWO.

a)

Salt

b)

Gold

c)

Diamonds

d)

Silver

e)

Bronze

5.

The richest man to have EVER lived was ____.

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Mark Zuckerberg

d)

Bill Gates

e)

Lebron James

6.

Mansa Musa was the king of ___.

a)

Mali

b)

Egypt

c)

South Africa

d)

Carthage

7.

What was a method of trade that was used in ancient Ghana?

a)

Silent Barter

b)

Forced Trade

c)

Slave Trade

8.

Which is not a way Ghana's rulers acquired huge amounts of gold?

a)

Hiring Bandits to rob the traders.

b)

Trading gold and salt.

c)

Controlling the gold mines.

d)

Taxing the people

e)

Taxing traders that traded in Ghana

9.

What method did the king of Ghana use to rule the expanding empire of Ghana?

a)

The local kings ruled as king of the area.

b)

The local kings ruled as governors of the area.

c)

The local nobles were appointed as kings of the area.

10.

What city was the center of trade in Mali?

a)

DJenne

b)

Timbuktu

c)

Cairo

d)

Nigeria

11.

The gold in Ghana was owned by

a)

The people of Ghana

b)

The peasents

c)

The traders

d)

The king

12.

Why was the development of trade important to the kingdom of Ghana? ( CHOOSE 3)

a)

Silent barter allowed traders to carry expensive items.

b)

Islam was spread.

c)

Ghana controlled the trade routes and gold.

d)

Money was collected by taxing traders coming in and out of Ghana.

13.
The three West African empires controlled the salt and gold trade (otherwise known as the Trans-Saharan Caravan Trade), which made them very wealthy.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, & Songhai prospered primarily due to their 
a)
exchanges with Indian ports
b)
direct access to the Arabian Sea
c)
control of trade routes
d)
abundance of diamonds
15.
How did Ghana's rulers make sure that gold remained an important trade good?
a)
They made beautiful jewelry out of it
b)
The traded it for salt
c)
They controlled how much was mined
d)
The required that all coins be made from it
16.

Find a sentence in "Source A" that best answers the question, "How can trade lead to wealth in a civilization?"

a)

Sentence 1

b)

Sentence 5

c)

Sentence 9

d)

Sentence 3

17.

How does this picture show how trade can lead to wealth in a civilization?

a)

When you see a lot of trade going on people can make money.

b)

The trading of slaves, means free labor which makes you wealthy.

c)

Gold being traded to multiple groups directly leads to wealth.

d)

A diversity of trade resources can lead to multiple groups gaining wealth over time.

18.
What river helped the traders in Mali transport their goods?
a)
Nile River
b)
Yangtze River
c)
River Thames
d)
Niger River
19.
What did Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all have in common?
a)
strong rulers, great trading empires and from same area
b)
all in Africa, traded some things, weak rulers
c)
all spoke Arabic, practiced Islam and had same climate
d)
shared their resources, had same climate and strong rulers
20.
The kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, & Songhai prospered primarily due to their 
a)
exchanges with Indian ports
b)
direct access to the Arabian Sea
c)
control of trade routes
d)
abundance of diamonds
21.
Sunni Ali was a great warrior that built a powerful army to break away from Mali and form which West African empire?
a)
Songhai
b)
Ghana
c)
Egypt 
d)
Mali
22.

Which animal was most valuable for traders along the Trans-Saharan Trade routes?

a)

Horse

b)

Camel

c)

Dog

d)

Oxen

23.

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai became powerful West African empires by controlling _____________ in West Africa.

a)

wars

b)

trade

c)

exploration

d)

technology

24.

Ghana was called the "Land of ____" because it had an abundance of this precious metal.

a)

silver

b)

gold

c)

copper

d)

iron

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