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West Africa #2
Test Description: West Africa: Ghana the trading empire. (TCI History Alive! Chapter 13)
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) If you came from the southern forests, you traded to get what necessary resource?
A
gold
B
salt
C
leather
D
koala nuts
2) Because of its location, what role did Ghana play in North African trade?
A
middleman
B
gold miner
C
consumer
D
salt merchant
3) What is one way the king of Ghana preserved his power?
A
He wore colorful robes.
B
He maintained a large army.
C
He fathered many sons.
D
He held court every week.
4) The empire of Ghana fell, in part, because of
A
a loss of resources.
B
a failing economy.
C
an increase in corruption.
D
a weak king.
5) Ghana made money on trade by
A
selling gold.
B
mining salt.
C
taxing traders.
D
buying camels.
6) If you were to label a map to show North African trade with West Africa in about the year 1000, which of the following would you do?
A
Place Taghaza south of Ghana and Wangara in the desert.
B
Place Taghaza in the desert and Wangara in northern Ghana.
C
Place Taghaza on the coast of North Africa and Wangara south of Ghana.
D
Place Wangara south of Ghana and Taghaza in the desert.
7) Arab scholars described Ghana as a
A
land of kings.
B
land of gold.
C
land of enchantment.
D
land of taxes.
8) Which of the following factors increased trans-Saharan trade?
A
the growth of cities
B
the population increase
C
the introduction of camels
D
the discovery of salt
9) Why did the Wangarans trade silently?
A
because they disliked other traders
B
to have power over those with whom they traded
C
because they had no spoken language
D
to keep the locations of their gold mines a secret
10) Which of the following is NOT true of Taghaza
A
They built their houses and their mosques with salt blocks.
B
It was located in the desert.
C
No food was produced there.
D
Taxes enriched their treasury.
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