Kingdom of Ancient Ghana

Geography

1

True or False: Modern Ghana is in the same geographic area as ancient Ghana. 

False

2

What was the climate of ancient Ghana?

Hot and dry, desert

3

What two major goods were traded in Ghana and made it rich and prosperous?

Salt and Gold

4

The introduction of what animal by the Romans expanded trade across the Sahara?

Camels

5

What was Ghana actually called by its leaders?

Wagadugu

Important People

1

True or False: We have a lot of written history from ancient Ghana.

False, we have almost none

2

Who was Tunka Manin?

A king who allowed Ghana to reach its peak as a civilization. 

3

What policy did the kings of Ghana have with the leadership of conquered nations?

Conquered kings could maintain their power, making the large empire easier to govern. 

4

King Bassi had a good relationship with which group of people?

He had good relations with the Muslims, but refused to convert. 

5

Why is Kaya Magha significant?

He founded the empire of Ghana. 

Rise and Decline

1

What did Ghana's empire start out as and what was the name of them?

Farmers, Soninke

2

What were the two most common items that were traded in Ghana, which lead to the expanded empire?

Gold and salt

3

What was the name of the Muslim group that attacked Ghana, and why did they do so?

Almoravids; To try to convert the king and the people to Islam

4

Name the three categorized reasons that led to the fall of Ghana.

Invasion, Drought, and Internal Rebellion

5

Why did farmers leave their homes during the fall of the empire? What did this lead to?

Almoravids invaded Ghana, their animals causing the ground to be unstable for farmers. They left, causing famine.

Culture/relationships

1

Who were the group of people who invaded Ghana and largely caused the decline of the empire.

The Almoravids

2

The Ancient Ghana empire made money by forcing traders to ________________.

 Pay taxes?

3

The people from the Ancient Ghana empire were classified as what?. (Starts with an S)

The Soninke People

4

What was the way the line of succession worked in the Ancient Ghana Empire? (From _____ to _____)

From uncle to nephew.

5

Through trading with which people caused Ghana to flourish?

 Muslim people.

Trade/Economy

1

When was Ghana in control of all of Africa's trade routes?

800

2

When trade increased, what else increased?

Population

3

Name the three aspects that contributed to the Income of Ghana?

Tributes

Taxes (which continued to rise) 

Gold mines (a part of trade aka gold in general)

4

What was an advantage that Ghana ad against any other army? 

Their weapons and tools were made out of iron and gold, rather than stone, bone and wood. This didn't even compare to the weapons that other army's had.

5

Name the areas that salt and gold came from

Salt came from by the Sahara, and Gold came mostly from Niger.