Lesson 16 Ghana Review

People who lived in the southern forests had to trade to get which essential product?

• Gold
• Leather
• Iron
• Salt

When trade caravans first entered the Ghana Empire, where did they bring their goods?

• Kumbi
• Mali
• Taghaza
• Wangara

Which of the following did the king of Ghana NOT control?

• Their religion
• Their justice system
• Their army
• Their children

What made Taghaza an important location?

• Gold was collected by foreigners
• Salt was collected using condensation
• Salt was mined and cut into large blocks
• Gold was mined in a secret location

Which DESERT did North Africans have to travel through to get to the salt blocks AND the Ghanan southern forests?

• Taghaza
• Wangara
• Sahara
• Death Valley

What were the people of Ghana required to bring their king?

• Food in his honor
• Gold nuggets
• Sacrifices (pigs, cow, deer)
• Salt

Ghana's location made it perfect for

• Beach vacations
• Trans-Saharan Trade
• Farming
• Sugar plantations

How was the system of silent barter a major advantage to the Wangarans? pick two

• It helped to guard the secret location of their gold mines
• It prevented them from being attacked
• It saved them a lot of time as they didn't have to travel as far
• It made trade more difficult

Why do historians not know the location of the gold mines of Wangara?

• The written records were lost
• Arab traders agreed not to tell
• Oral Traditions name two places
• The miners kept the site a secret

If this dried fruit was bought at Kumbi, what would use to pay for it?

• salt
• cattle
• gold dust
• other goods