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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 reports
D. from paintings on salt mine walls
A. From writings of Arab scholars
Which phrase best described Ghana's military troops?
A. slaves chosen for their skill and strength
B. adult male members of the king's family
C. regular career army plus trained reserves
D. free soldiers from conquered kingdoms
C. regular career army plus trained reserves
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.
D. The miners kept the site a secret.
To which group did Kumbi fall in 1240?
A. Mande people of Mali.
B. Arab sailors of Guinea
C. Gold miners of Wangara
D. Almoravids of North Africa
A. Mande people of Mali.
What were two things that help to expand
Trans-Saharan trade?
A. Money and War
B. Trade and Gold
C. War and Gold
D. Trade and War
Trade and Gold
Early travelers described Ghana as a land of
A. Gold
B. taxes
C. oases
D. wonder
A. Gold
Which factor contributed most to Ghana's power?
A. resource
B. Water route
C. education system
D. central location
D. central location
People who lived in the southern forests had to trade to get which essential product?
A. salt
B. gold
C. leather
D. iron
A. salt
What power did the king of Ghana have?
A. He was the head of the army
B, He had the final say in matters of justice
C. He led people in religious workship
D. All of the options
D. All of the options
How did Ghana raise money to pay governments officials?
A. by mining salt
B. by selling gold
C. by taxing goods
D. by buying camels
C. by taxing goods
The Trans-Saharan trade increased after about 300 C.E. as a result of the
A. growth of cities
B. discovery of salt
C. population increase
D. introduction of camels
D. introduction of camels
Which term best describes the role of Ghana in the trans-saharan trade?
A. consumer
B. gold miner
C. middleman
D. salt merchant
C. middleman
Ghana was wealthy because the government ______
A. did not allow foreigners to travel into Ghana
B. distributed gold to citizens
C. collected taxes on goods passing through Ghana
D. placed heavy taxes on its people
C. collected taxes on goods passing through Ghana
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
B. in a grand daily court
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
B. Desert Survival Traits of Camels
Caravans were very important to people of Taghaza, because without caravans the people would
A. die for lack of food.
B. get hot for lack of salt.
C. become poor for lack of gold.
D. grow isolated for lack of contact.
A. die for lack of food.
Ghana was located between two areas that wanted to trade. The areas were _______
A. North Africa and West Africa
B. South Africa and West Africa
C. East Africa and South Africa
D. None of the options
A. North Africa and West Africa
Who would rule next after the present king dies?
A. Sister (1)
B. Nephew (2)
C. Daughter (3)
D. Son (4)
B. Nephew (2)
How did the spread of Islam in the 6000s contribute to the growth of trade?
A. The hajj promoted international travel.
B. Arabs conquered the kingdom of Ghana.
C. Muslims became merchants in West African towns.
D. North African nomads refused to convert.
C. Muslims became merchants in West African towns.
Which of these factors caused the resources of Ghana to decline?
A. decrease in the population able to produce food
B. raids that captured Ghanaian people for the slave trade
C. heavy rains that carried away the fertile topsoil
D. iron furnaces for which people cut trees for fuel
D. iron furnaces for which people cut trees for fuel
West Africans used salt to _________
a. keep food from spoiling
b. add taste to their food
c. improve their diet/health
d. all the options
d. all the options