CH 16 SEC 1 – A Trading Empire

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Fawzia Omar

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CH 16 SEC 1 – A Trading Empire

Multiple Choice

Which river in Africa is the longest river in the world?

Niger River

Congo River

Nile River

Mississippi River

Multiple Select

What are the 4 vegetation zones of Africa?

Rain Forest

Savanna

Desert

Tropical

Mediterranean

Multiple Choice

This broad grassland is to the north and south of the equator and is where most animals live

My backyard

Prairie

Savanna

Pasture

Fill in the Blanks

The largest desert in Africa is called the

Type answer...

Open Ended

Why would civilizations grow along rivers?

Type response here

Multiple Select

What two rivers in West Africa were important for Ghana

Niger

Nile

Congo

Senegal

Multiple Select

The kingdom of Ghana was founded by the Soninke people near the ____________ & _______ Rivers in the A.D. 300's

Nile River

Senegal River

Niger River

Orange River

Multiple Choice

The change from general work done by many people, to specific jobs being done by trained people, or social/family groups is called...

Specification

Labor Specialization

Labor pains

Job training

Multiple Choice

The _______ clan became rulers of the Soninke people, who eventually became known as Ghana.

Sisse

Malinke

Sundiata

Mali

Multiple Choice

Why were slaves considered valuable in Ghana

For work

They could be traded for other goods

They added to the population

None of the answers are correct

Multiple Choice

How did Ghana become wealthy from trade?

People in Ghana mined gold.

People in Ghana collected salt.

Ghana had the best climate in the region.

Ghana had a central location in the region.

Multiple Choice

These people were the first to cross the Sahara from North Africa and open trade with West Africa

Berbers

Romans

Soninke

Christians

Multiple Choice

The trade of which two products shaped the early history of North and West Africa?

ivory and salt

salt and gold

silk and gold

spices and ivory

Fill in the Blanks

Trade that crosses the Sahara is known as

Type answer...

Multiple Choice

Ghana's rulers made money on trade by

taxing traders.

selling gold.

buying camels.

mining salt.

Multiple Choice

What was significant about the location of the Ghana Empire?

It had access to the Atlantic Ocean and therefore valuable shipping routes.

The empire was isolated from other empires, keeping it safe from attacks.

It was located between the gold mines in the south and valuable salt resources in the north

Most of the empire was located in the mountains overlooking other empires.

Multiple Choice

Who were the Almoravids?

a group of sea-traveling people from the coast of southern Africa

merchants from the north who controlled the salt trade

Berbers who attacked Ghana and cut off trade routes

Christians from southern Europe who joined forces with Ghana.

Lesson Recap

Multiple Select

Which two rivers did the empire exist between?

Nile

Senegal

Columbia

Niger

Multiple Choice

The division of jobs and skills in a society is

labor specialization

social status

special works

natural resources

Multiple Choice

The raised but flat region in the interior of Africa is

the rainforest

the rivers

the desert

a plateau

Open Ended

Why was the development of iron tools important?

Type response here

Multiple Choice

Ghana was the _________ great trading empire in West Africa.

second

last

first

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