World History
Chap 6 Sec 1 Empire of Ghana
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Complete the following questions using your text book pg. 130-135.
Start at the section titled Ghana Controls Trade.
1. Who originally ran the West African trade routes? ____________________________
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2. The Empire of Ghana lay between which two rivers? __________________________
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3. People think the earliest people in Ghana were _______________.
4. Once they banded together, they learned how to work with iron and iron tools. Iron
was also useful for… ___________________________________________________
5. Ghana’s location gave it the perfect place to tax people. The region’s most valuable
resources were _______________ and _______________,
6. Gold came from the _______________ and slat came from the _______________.
7. People wanted gold for _______________ _______________. But they needed
_______________ in their diets _______________ _______________.
8. Silent barter is:
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9.Why was silent barter a good idea ? ________________________________________
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10. Describe the silent barter processs: _______________________________________
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11. How did Ghana become rich? __________________________________________
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12. What are 3 other items that were traded besides gold and salt?
a) _____________________________________________
b) _____________________________________________
c) _____________________________________________
13. What was Ghana’s capital at this time? ______________________________
14. How did trade help Ghana develop? ______________________________________
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15. Traders were protected by Ghana’s __________________, which kept the trade
routes free from __________________.
16. Every trader who entered Ghana had to pay a special __________________ on the
goods they carried. Then he had to ________________________________________
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17. Who was Tunka Manin? _______________________________________________
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18. Who was the Muslim group who brought down the Ghana/Soninke people?
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19. What is “overgrazing?”
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Overall, why do you think Ghana declined in the 1000’s?
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