West African Specialization and Trans-Saharan Trade

What is it called when a group of people focus on providing one good or service to provide better quality and create a more efficient process?

• spacification

• specialization

• speedification

• one thing economy

What were the people of Taghaza able to do because they specialized in salt production and trade?

• Produce salt and many other important goods.

• Produce gold and only gold.

• Nothing. No one wanted salt.

• Trade for other goods they needed.

Which of these cities in West Africa specialized in salt production?

• Wangara

• Timbuktu

• Taghaza

• Gao

Why were the people of Taghaza able to charge a high price for their salt?

• Their specialization in it created a high demand for it.

• Their specialization in it created a low demand for it.

• Their specialization in it made the price of it very low.

• Trick question. They specialized in gold.

Ghana protected traders with its army. Traders paid taxes to Ghana for that protection. What is this an example of?

• Internationalism

• Interference

• Silent barter

• Interdependence

Which of these is NOT a use of salt?

• Preserving meat

• Making food taste better

• Entertainment system

• Currency / money

What do we call trade that crosses the Sahara?

• Inter-Sahara Trade

• Trans-Sahara Trade

• Inner-Sahara Trade

• Tele-Sahara Trade

What is interregional trade?

• Trade between two different regions

• Trade within a single region

• Different types of trade in a region

• Two different regions that don't trade with each other

What was the type of trade that allowed people from different areas who speak different languages and wanted to protect the location of their facilities a secret?

• Silent breading

• Silent barter

• Silent bargain

• Silent boarding

Why were oases important for Trans-Saharan Trade?

• They provided a place to get water, rest, and wait for the rains.

• They were a place where you could get rid of extra water.

• They weren't real, merely an effect of light in the desert.

• They were examples of specialization.