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WorksheetsSSBS G8 Ghana Empire
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
The traditional religion of Animism believes...
Objects in nature have souls or spirits
In worship of of Mohammad
All animals go to heaven
In the Eight-fold Path of Islam
What is the name of the area between the Sahara Desert and the African savana?
Niger River
Sahel
Nile River
Drakensberg Mountains
How did the people use salt?
To preserve food
Trade it for gold
Make food taste good
All are correct
What geographic feature in northern Africa limited Western African civilizations contact with Europe and Asia?
Niger River
Nile River
Sahara Desert
Senegal River
What was the first great trading empire of West Africa?
Mali
Songhai
Ghana
Uganda
What river helped the empire flourish?
Nile
Amazon
Niger
Thames
What helped trade grow in the Sahara?
Camels
Ox
Niger River
Horses
Where did the Muslim Traders come from?
South America
North Africa
New World
South Africa
How were the Berbers able to reach and trade with West Africa?
They sailed around the horn of Africa
They navigated up the Niger River
Through a series of catapult delivery systems
They traveled in caravans of camels
What religion did the traders bring?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
What two RESOURCES helped the Empire of Ghana to become wealthy?
Fish and Cotton
Silver and Diamonds
Iron and Gold
Gold and Salt
What were the two most prominent religions within West Africa?
Animism and Judaism
Christianity and Islam
Islam and animism
Hinduism and Christianity
Before Muslims traders named it Ghana, it was known locally as what?
Shanghai
Wakanda
Nigeria
Wagadou
Where was the Empire of Ghana located?
Southern Africa
Eastern Europe
Western Africa
South America
Which of the following sources of income allowed Ghana's kings to become very wealthy?
iron weapons sales
by taxing foreign merchants
borrowing from wealthy families
selling mines to foreign businessmen
What was the capital city of the Empire of Ghana?
Cairo
Koumbi Saleh
Mogadishu
Addis Ababa
The greatest king of the Ghana empire was who?
Mansa Musa
Tunka Manin
Askia the Great
Sunni Ali
Why did the kingdom of Ghana begin to decline?
It was invaded by the English.
It was conquered by the Almoravids.
It was invaded by the Portuguese.
It was conquered by the Abbasids.
What was another factor for the downfall of the Ghana empire?
High taxes
Disbelief in animism
Overgrazing
Flooding
How did African culture and traditions spread to the Americas?
Africans immigrated there after Christopher Columbus colonized the New World
African slaves were brought to the New World
Muslim traders rode caravans there and brought their culture with them
Europeans copied their traditions and brought them to the colonies their countries established
