Ghana: West African Trading Kingdom

Ghana

West African Culture

Multiple Choice

Grasslands located in a tropical region are called...

• Sahara

• Savannah

• Vegetation Zone

• Rainforests

Multiple Choice

Desert located in northern Africa that is similar in size to the United States...

• Sahara

• Savannah

• Vegetation Zone

• Rainforests

Multiple Choice

these cover the southern part of West Africa and have dense vegetation and recieve heavy rainfall...

• Sahara

• Savannah

• Vegetation Zone

• Rainforests

Multiple Choice

a region that has a certain type of plants. Soil and climate determines what grows in the specific region.

• Sahara

• Savannah

• Vegetation Zone

• Rainforests

Multiple Select

What resources would you find in the Savannah? [Select ALL that APPLY]

• Crops

• Salt

• Millet

• Cattle

Multiple Choice

What resource would you find in the Sahara?

• Gold

• Salt

• Millet

• Cattle

Multiple Choice

What resource would you find in the rainforests?

• Gold

• Salt

• Millet

• Cattle

● Sahara

○ Salt

● Savannah

○ Crops, millet

(grain), and cattle.

● Forests + Rainforests

○ Gold
○ Slaves

• ​Create a Legend:

  • Desert

  • Savannah

  • Rainforests

• Choose a different color for each vegetation zone.

• Trace / Fill in each area.

Africa: Vegetation Zones

West Africa:
The Growth of
Trade

Growth of Trade

Ghana Empire

●

Trade in West Africa led to:

○

Cities

○

Kings

●

Ghana’s location gave it a
unique advantage in West
Africa.

○

Controlled Gold Supply

●

Trans-Saharan Trade:

○

Transfer of gold in West
Africa for salt in North
Africa.

Multiple Choice

Ghana's unique location gave it control over the trade of what resource?

• Salt

• Gold

• Cattle

• Millet

Multiple Select

The Trans-Saharan trade involved the transfer of _______ from West Africa for _______ in North Africa. [Select 2]

• Gold

• Cattle

• Millet

• Salt

Ghana:
The Growth of
Trade

Original Rank

You’re traveling to Ghana with a

few cattle to trade…

(1)

In the “Original Rank” column,
rank the trade items from 1-5.

(2)

1 = The item you would MOST
WANT to trade for.

(3)

5 = The item you would
LEAST WANT to trade for.

(4)

What Factors did you consider
as you ranked these items?

Scenario #1

You’re traveling to Ghana with a

few cattle to trade…

+You live in a HOT CLIMATE

where food spoils easily.

(1)

In the “Scenario #1” column,
rank the trade items from 1-5.

(2)

1 = The item you would MOST
WANT to trade for.

(3)

5 = The item you would LEAST
WANT to trade for.

(4)

What item did you want to trade
for the most?

(5)

How do your new rankings differ
from your original rank?

(6)

Why did your rankings change?

Scenario #2

You’re traveling to Ghana with a

few cattle to trade…

+You live in a COLD CLIMATE
where you need shelter and

warm clothing.

(1)

In the “Scenario #2” column,
rank the trade items from 1-5.

(2)

1 = The item you would MOST
WANT to trade for.

(3)

5 = The item you would LEAST
WANT to trade for.

(4)

What item did you want to trade
for the most?

(5)

How do your new rankings differ
from your original rank?

(6)

Why did your rankings change?

West Africa:
A West African
Trading Empire
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