Ancient Egypt
What river was most important to the development of Ancient Egypt?
A. Niger River
B. Amazon River
C. Nile River
D. Mississippi River
C. Nile River
Which TWO goods were most important to Ancient Ghana's trade?
A. Silk and spices
B. Wheat and rice
C. Wood and fish
D. Gold and salt
D. Gold and salt
What major desert did traders cross to travel between West Africa and North Africa?
A. Sahara
B. Mojave
C. Gobi
D. Kalahari
A. Sahara
Why did people trade goods with one another?
A. Different regions had resources that other regions wanted or needed.
B. Every region had exactly the same resources.
C. Trade prevented civilizations from gaining wealth.
D. People could only trade goods they did not need.
A. Different regions had resources that other regions wanted or needed.
What is the central idea of a source
A. A small detail from the source
B. The title of the source
C. What the source is mostly about
D. Something the reader already knows
C. What the source is mostly about
What did the Nile River leave behind after it flooded?
A. Gold
B. Salt
C. Fertile soil/silt
D. Iron
C. Fertil Soil/Silt
Why was Ancient Ghana's location important?
A. Ghana was located along the Nile River.
B. Ghana was completely surrounded by water.
C. Ghana was located along important trade routes between areas with gold and salt.
D. Ghana was isolated from other African regions.
C. Ghana was located along important trade routes between areas with gold and salt.
Why was the Sahara important to the growth of West African empires?
A. It contained most of West Africa's farmland.
B. It stopped West Africans from interacting with other regions.
C. It provided most of Ghana's gold.
D. Trade routes across it connected West Africa with North Africa and other regions.
D. Trade routes across it connected West Africa with North Africa and other regions.
Why were the trans-Saharan trade routes important to Ghana?
A. They connected Ghana directly to the Nile River.
B. They prevented outsiders from reaching West Africa.
C. They allowed Ghana to avoid interacting with other regions.
D. They connected West Africa to other regions and allowed goods to be exchanged.
D. They connected West Africa to other regions and allowed goods to be exchanged.
What is evidence?
A. Your personal opinion about a topic
B. A prediction about what might happen
C. The title of the document
D. Information from a source that supports an answer or claim
D. Information from a source that supports an answer or claim
Many major Egyptian cities were located near the Nile River. What can we infer from this?
A. Egyptians wanted to stay away from water.
B. The Nile was important to where the Egyptians settled.
C. Egyptians could not grow crops near the Nile.
D. The Nile separated Egyptians from one another.
B. The Nile was important to where the Egyptians settled.
What did Ghana do when merchants traveled through its territory?
A. Gave every merchant gold
B. Charged merchants taxes
C. Stopped all trade
D. Forced merchants to become farmers
B. Charged merchants taxes
Why was salt valuable?
A. It was mainly used to make jewelry.
B. It could help preserve food.
C. It was used to build pyramids.
D. It was used as river water.
B. It could help preserve food.
Merchants carrying gold and salt traveled through Ghana, and Ghana's rulers charged taxes on trade. What was the MOST important result of this system for Ghana?
A. Ghana became isolated from neighboring regions.
B. Ghana stopped using gold as a resource.
C. Ghana gained wealth that helped strengthen the kingdom.
D. Ghana's people stopped farming completely.
C. Ghana gained wealth that helped strengthen the kingdom.
Read:
“Gold was traded for salt that came from the Sahara Desert. The gold trade helped Ghana develop into a powerful kingdom.”
Question:
Which statement is best supported by the evidence?
A. Trade contributed to Ghana's power.
B. Ghana avoided trading with other regions.
C. Salt caused Ghana to become poor.
D. Farming was Ghana's only source of wealth.
A. Trade contributed to Ghana's power.
Ancient Egyptian society had a social hierarchy. What does hierarchy mean?
A. In Ancient Egyptian society, everyone has the same amount of power.
B. Ancient Egyptian society was organized into different levels of status or power.
C. Everyone works the same job in Ancient Egypt.
D. In Ancient Egypt, people lived without leaders.
B. Ancient Egyptian society was organized into different levels of status or power.
Why was trade so important to Ghana's power?
A. Trade allowed Ghana to collect taxes and become wealthy.
B. Trade caused Ghana to lose its resources.
C. Trade prevented Ghana from building an army.
D. Trade isolated Ghana from other regions.
A. Trade allowed Ghana to collect taxes and become wealthy.
Ancient Egypt developed along the Nile River while Ghana developed near major trans-Saharan trade routes. What does this BEST demonstrate?
A. Geography had little effect on African civilizations.
B. All African civilizations developed for the same reason.
C. Deserts were more useful than rivers to every civilization.
D. Civilizations could use different geographic features and locations to help them grow.
D. Civilizations could use different geographic features and locations to help them grow.
Which cause-and-effect chain BEST explains how trade contributed to Ghana's development?
A. Gold and salt trade → merchants traveled through Ghana → Ghana collected taxes → Ghana gained wealth → Ghana became more powerful.
B. Gold and salt trade → Ghana closed its trade routes → merchants stopped traveling → Ghana gained wealth → Ghana became powerful.
C. Gold and salt trade → Ghana stopped collecting taxes → merchants gave away their goods → Ghana became powerful.
D. Gold and salt trade → Ghana stopped interacting with other regions → Ghana became isolated → Ghana became powerful.
A. Gold and salt trade → merchants traveled through Ghana → Ghana collected taxes → Ghana gained wealth → Ghana became more powerful.
Read:
A passage explains Ghana's gold trade, iron tools and weapons, taxation system, and how these things contributed to Ghana becoming powerful.
What is the author's MAIN purpose?
A. To entertain readers with a fictional story about Ghana
B. To explain how Ghana became a strong empire
C. To convince people to move to Ghana
D. To explain how Egyptians used the Nile
B. To explain how Ghana became a strong empire