WorksheetsAfrica Trading Empire - Quiz Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following is true about salt? Select all that apply.
Used to flavor and preserve food
Salt was not valuable to African traders
Many civilizations placed heavy taxes on salt
Salt was used to make coins in Ancient China
TRUE OR FALSE: Salt can be used to make soap and glass.
TRUE
FALSE
Which of the following is true about human need for salt?
If you don't have salt to flavor food you won't eat it
Salt is needed to replace what the body loses from sweating
Salt is needed to replace what the body loses from peeing
Vegetarians need to supplement salt in their diets
Humans need salt to sweeten foods
TRUE OR FALSE: West Africans had local sources for salt, so it was easy for them to obtain.
TRUE
FALSE
Explain why West Africans were willing to trade gold for salt (as this hardly seems like a fair trade!)
Which of the following best describes how Ghana became rich from Trans=Saharan trade?
When passing through Ghana, traders were forced to pay heavy taxes
Ghana was kidnapping European citizens and selling them into slavery
Ghana got in the business of soap making and it made them rich
Ghana overcharged citizens on their taxes
What were the TWO major factors that created growth of the trans-Saharan trade?
Why were camels so important to trade? Select all that apply.
There were lots of camels so if one died it could be replaced
Camels were well suited for desert travel
Camels can drink up to 25 gallons of water so they stop less
Their eyelashes and ears are good at keeping out blowing sand
Where were the Wangara people located?
Egypt
Uganda
Nigeria
the forests south of Ghana
TRUE OR FALSE: Historians today have finally figured out where Wangaran gold mines are located.
TRUE
FALSE
