Unit 4 Lesson 16.3 Gold-Salt Trade

What were the two goods most in demand between North Africa and West Africa?

• Gold and ivory
• Salt and ivory
• Gold and salt
• Copper and salt

Why did Muslims need gold during the time of Ghana's empire?

• To create coins from gold
• To purchase salt from West Africa
• To trade with North Africa
• To purchase silk and porcelain from China

Why was salt important in West African culture and diet?

• To purchase silk and porcelain from China
• To create coins for trade
• To use as a form of currency
• To prevent food from spoiling and to give to cattle

What were the two ways salt was produced in the Sahara?

• Mining and farming
• Mining and evaporation
• Fishing and farming
• Fishing and evaporation

What was the significance of Taghaza?

• It was a village built with copper
• It was a village built with ivory
• It was a village built with salt
• It was a village built with gold

What was Ghana's system of taxes on traded goods?

• Traders did not pay taxes
• Traders paid taxes only on gold and salt
• Traders paid taxes only when they left Ghana
• Traders paid taxes on all goods they carried through the empire

How did Ghana's taxes enrich its treasury?

• By charging one-sixth of an ounce of gold for each load of salt that came into the kingdom from the north
• By charging slightly more than one ounce of gold per load of general merchandise
• By charging one-third of an ounce of gold for each load of salt that traders exported out of the kingdom to the south
• By charging five-eighths of an ounce of gold for each load of copper

What did traders pay for each load of salt that they exported out of Ghana to the south?

• Five-eighths of an ounce of gold
• One-third of an ounce of gold
• Slightly more than one ounce of gold
• One-sixth of an ounce of gold

What did traders pay for each load of copper?

• One-sixth of an ounce of gold
• One-third of an ounce of gold
• Five-eighths of an ounce of gold
• Slightly more than one ounce of gold

What did traders pay for each load of general merchandise?

• One-sixth of an ounce of gold
• Slightly more than one ounce of gold
• One-third of an ounce of gold
• Five-eighths of an ounce of gold