| Ghana |
| #1 |
How did Ghana become such a powerful state? |
It gained control of the valuable trade routes. |
| #2 |
What was the significance of the people of Ghana learning to work with iron? |
Iron tools made farming easier and weapons much stronger. |
| #3 |
Towns and villages grew and the population of Ghana increased mostly because of what? |
Ghana's farmers and herders could produce plenty of food. |
| #4 |
What was significant about about the location of the Ghana Empire? |
It was located between the gold mines in the south and valuable salt resources in the north. |
| #5 |
Why was salt so valuable? |
People needed salt in their diets and they used it to preserve and season foods. |
| Timbuktu |
| #1 |
Silent barter is what? |
a process in which people trade and exchange goods without direct contact. |
| #2 |
What best explains the usefulness of the practice silent barter? |
Silent barter ensured that trading was peaceful and that locations of mines remained secret. |
| #3 |
What was the largest city in Ghana and the main trading center? |
Koumbi Saleh |
| #4 |
How did Ghana's kings govern such a large empire? |
They delegated power to the governor's who then answered only to the king. |
| #5 |
What type of leaders was Tunka Manin? |
He was a kind and caring leader, often talking to his people and treating them with respect. |
| Trade and Business |
| #1 |
"With so many traders passing through their lands, Ghana;s rulers looked for ways to make money from them. One way they raised money was by forcing traders to pay taxes. What can you infer from this passage? |
They were smart businessmen who took advantage of opportunities. |
| #2 |
How did Ghana's kings use the tax and tribute money they collected? |
They built powerful armies so they could conquer more territories. |
| #3 |
Who were the Almoravids? |
Muslims who attacked Ghana and destroyed Koumbi Saleh. |
| #4 |
What happened to the fertile land that Ghana's farmers once cultivated? |
Herds of animals brought by the Almoravids ate all the grass, leaving the land worthless. |
| #5 |
Which of the following best illustrates a similarity between the development of the Ghana and Mali empires? |
Both empires lay on the Niger River where the fertile soil made food plentiful. |
| Power Play |
| #1 |
All of the following happended during the reign of Sundiata except what? |
Timbuktu became the center of the empire. |
| #2 |
Which of the following is a method Sundiata used to gain more power in Mali? |
He took power away from local chiefs and leaders including important religious powers. |
| #3 |
Unlike Sundiata, most of Mali's later rulers were what? |
Muslim |
| #4 |
Who were the mansas? |
Local leaders who held both political and religious roles in Malian society. |
| #5 |
According to traditional Malian beliefs, why was food so plentiful? |
Malian ancestors made an agreement with spirits of the land who made sure food grew. |
| Popcorn |
| #1 |
Who was Mali's greatest and most famous ruler? |
Mansa Musa |
| #2 |
What was the importance of Mansa Musa's hajj to Mecca? |
He became famous and introduced the world to the Mali Empire. |
| #3 |
Which of the following was not a way Mansa Musa spread Islam and education throughout Mali? |
He outlawed all religions except Islam. |
| #4 |
Which of the following shows Mansa Musa's promotion of religious tolerance? |
Allowing angry miners to keep their own religion. |
| #5 |
Which of the following did not contribute to the Mali Empire? |
Several catastrophic droughts destroyed croplands and created famine. |
