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Ancient Africa
Test Description: Salt and Gold, Camels, geographical features and trading
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) In Ancient Africa when trading , what were some cultural diffusion items that were spread?
A
common language and ethic background
B
Gold, Salt and ivory
C
varying languages, camels and the Islam Religion
2) The Sahara Desert was both a positive and negative for the movement of people, products and ideas. What proves that statement?
A
It's a treacherous trip because of the many sandstorms.
B
All of the items listed.
C
There's less than 10 inches of rain a year, so it's very dry.
D
There's little population because of the lack of water supply, resulting in lack of food.
3) Silent Bartering was successful during trading for several reasons. Which answer supports that statement?
A
The answers except Grey quiet are correct because that will never happen.
B
Never had to meet or see the people you traded with so works out if you don't know or trust them
C
Worked out because other countries spoke different languages.
D
Keep Grey quiet
4) What is one reason SIlent bartering was used for the North African traders and the West Africans?
A
to keep the classroom quiet for once
B
to avoid having to pay a tax in Ghana
C
West African traders had the ability to keep their gold mine a secret
D
Keeps Grey quiet
5) When going through Ghana, you HAD to pay a tax/fee no matter what because of the geographical location. The fee also provided you with what?
A
keeping everybody safe by providing them with drumsticks to make the drumming louder
B
protection of your caravans from being robbed and protecting their own people who lived six miles away
C
a way to beat on the drum loudly
6) How were the king/queen of Ghana able to become so rich and powerful?
A
it was natural because they inherited the job
B
by beating on the drum during the trading activity
C
charging taxes during the Trans-Saharan Trade of gold and salt
7) Fill in the sentence: North African Traders Specialize in ___________ and need to obtain ___________ from the West Africans.
A
leather goods, shells
B
gold, salt
C
salt, gold
D
leather hides, ivory
8) Fill in the sentence: West African Traders Specialize in ___________ and need to obtain ___________ from the North Africans.
A
gold, salt
B
salt, gold
C
leather hides, ivory
D
shells, copper
9) Why are camels a must for trading?
A
they can drink lots of water at a time and have given us a popular phrase of Hump Day
B
they can spread Christianity and move very fast
C
they can travel with the salt on their back and make the trek across the West African and Mediterranean World
10) Camels were used to make the treacherous trip across the desert during the Sandstorms. What proves they are prepared for sandstorms?
A
double row of eyelashes and hairy ear openings to keep the sand out
B
they travel with the salt on their back
C
they have to stop often for water so perfect to take breaks to use the restroom
11) Why would trading along the Trans-Saharan trade route have been difficult for Ms. Grey? P.S. Write the answer in your agenda because it's the BONUS for the test
A
Everything is difficult for Grey
B
the process requires her to pay a tax and she doesn't pay for anything
C
The process requires Silent bartering
12) Camels were wonderful idea to travel across the Sahara Desert because they could travel well with less water. We know this because....
A
camels only travel on Wednesdays despite being able to go a long time without stopping
B
my teacher told me that's true
C
camels drink 25 gallons of water at a time so can travel often without stopping
13) During the Trans-Saharan Trade route, why were camels an example of Cultural Diffusion?
A
since my teacher loves talking about cultural diffusion
B
better to use because horses were used before and they spread the Islam Religion
C
better take the camel on Wednesday to tell everyone about the Jewish holidays
14) Why would the West Africans have NEEDED salt so much?
A
to pay the taxes to Ghana and to put on their table with the pepper
B
only way to be healthy and to buy porcelain or Silk from China
C
add flavor to their food, replace all that was lost when they perspired or give to their cattle
15) Of course, we know gold is worth more money than salt. But, why did the North Africans NEED Gold?
A
to pay the taxes to Ghana and make their Bling Bling to wear around
B
to try and be the richest person in town and pay the taxes to Ghana
C
to buy porcelain or Silk from China or make into coins
16) Ms. Grey learned on May 7, 2018 a fun Interesting Fact about the Trade Routes of Ancient Africa. Head to the website ducksters.com and found the new information about camels. For the answer below, click on what sentence would make sense.
A
The Fun NEW fact about Camels will be the SUPER Bonus Question and found on ducksters.com. Then, written in my agenda bookA
B
The fun new fact about camels will be found on the stuffed camel in the classroom.
C
The fun new fact about camels will spoon fed to the Yellow, Red, Green, Blue and OrangeClass
17) What written language was introduced as a result of the trade?
A
Arabic
B
English
C
Islam
D
it varies
18) What religion was introduced during the Gold and Salt Trade of Africa?
A
Islam
B
Buddhism
C
Christianity
19) Ghana was a location that everybody must travel through when trading. What was the capital?
A
Ahmed
B
Timbuktu
C
Koumbi Saleh
D
Columbus
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