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Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What do you call the raised area of largely flat land that makes up much of Africa's interior?
hill
plateau
isthmus
plain
What is a savanna?
A semiarid region in Africa just south of the Sahara that separates the desert from wetter areas.
Africa south of the Sahara.
This vast region of tropical grassland covers much of Sub-Saharan Africa.
What are land, trees and minerals called when they are used by people to meet their need?
caravan
prosperity
natural resource
labor specialization
This happens when people become experts in specific skill or jobs, like farming, government service, mining, or crafts.
labor specialization
prosperity
caravan
savanna
What do you call the trade in gold and salt that took place between North African peoples and West African peoples?
Trans-Saharan
caravan
conquest
Beginning in the 900s, Arab and Berber merchants traversed the Sahara in these camel-mounted groups.
Trans-Saharan
caravan
conquest
The condition of being successful is called...?
policy
profit
prosperity
The 2 largest rivers in West Africa are the _____and _____.
Congo and Nile Rivers
Nile and Senegal Rivers
Niger and Senegal Rivers
What do you call the world's largest desert that covers most of N. Africa?
Sahara desert
Sahel desert
Arabian desert
In 300 CE these people founded the kingdom of Ghana.
Songhai
Soninke
Swahili
What are the most important trading goods in Ghana?
gold and salt
cattle and salt
gold and sheep
Reasons for the fall of the Ghana Empire are......?
overpopulation, food shortages, an over dependence on trade and invasion
overpopulation, food shortages, taxation
food shortages, taxation, natural disaster
What led to the rise of Ghana?
iron tools
large army
good leadership
Which trade item from outside the region did West Africans need most?
gold
camels
salt
iron
How does labor specialization benefit a society?
It allows people to become expert at different jobs.
It makes it possible for people to rise in social class.
It ensures equal distribution of wealth.
It leads to more efficient use of natural resources.
How did rulers of Ghana become wealthy?
by mining and selling salt
by developing iron-working technology
by controlling the gold supply
by leading raids against nearby kingdoms
Which religion did North African traders bring to Ghana?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
How did controlling the supply of gold keep the price of gold high?
If there is a lot of gold available it is easier to get, so the prices fall. If there is less gold available it is harder to get, so prices rise.
If there is less gold available it is easier to get, so prices fall. If there is a lot of gold available it is harder to get, so prices rise.
The ruler controlled the price of gold. He decided what was available.
