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chapter 8 reading Qs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How long did the kingdom of Ghana last? | 700 years |
| Who wrote the earliest accounts of ghana | Arab scholars |
| what does the name Ghana mean | "war chief" - Zeke yeager |
| Arab scholars describe Ghana in what 3 ways? | a rich kingdom with a powerful government and a large powerful army |
| write 3 statements to describe Ghana's king. | a final say in matters of justice, head of army, lead in religious worship. |
| How did the government of Ghana become rich? | they became rich from the gold trade |
| as the king approached, how did people show respect? | by kneeling and throwing dust on their head and he approached |
| what 2 groups helped the king govern? how do they help? | a large group would work in the capital (MP's) governors worked outside the capital (Scouts) |
| who would inherit the throne after a king died? why? | the son of the kings sister, the royal inheritance was matrilineal |
| How was Ghana's military organized? | a regular army (scouts) reserve forces (MP's) and elite soldiers (Levi) |
| What was the role of elite soldier | as bodyguard, escorts and military advisor |
| What are 3 product a northern African trader might bring to trade in west Africa? | salt, copper, and cowrie shells. |
| What are 3 products the people of southern forest areas might bring to trade to north African traders? | Ivory, slaves, and gold. |
| Why were camels so vital to the trans-saharan trade? | camels were well suited for desert and allowed travelers to establish routes in the desert. |
| Why did the rise of Islam help expand the trans-saharan trade? | Muslims hoped to control trade in africa |
| Why was travel across the Sahara so challenging? | walking across the Sahara was challenging and dangerous. caravans sometimes lost their way and some died. |
| why was gold so valuable to people outside of Africa? | gold was long been a source of wealth in the world |
| how did the wangaran miners protect their gold trade | they kept the location of their gold mines secret |
| why is salt so valuable in west african | salt is an important part of a persons diet. when living things sweat they lose salt in their body. people who live in hot climate need to replenish their salt. |
| describe the 2 ways salt was harvested in the Sahara | evaporation, water was poured into holes of the salty earth. |
| how were the each trade items taxed in Ghana? | goods were taxed both when traders left Ghana and when they left. |
| describe the silent barter system of trade. | they would not trade face to face. the trader would meet at a river and bang a drum after leaving his items. when the other trader would come, if they liked the trade they would leave their items, if they didn't they would bang the drum again. |
| how did Ghana's empire decline | a Muslim warrior known as almoravid began attacking Ghana's empire and Ghana was losing resources. |
| Ghana | Definition: Early West African kingdom Significance: First major West African empire. |
| Matrilineal | Definition: Tracing family lineage through the mother. Significance: Determined inheritance and succession in early Ghana. |
| Trans-Saharan trade | Definition: Caravan trade across the Sahara Desert, exchanging gold, salt, and other goods Significance: Connected West Africa to North Africa and the Islamic world, spread wealth and culture. |
| Ibn Battuta | Definition: 14th-century Muslim traveler and writer. Significance: His accounts provide important descriptions of West African societies like Mali. |
| Sijilmasa | Definition: North African caravan city at the edge of the Sahara. Significance: Major starting point for caravans heading to West Africa for gold. |
| Wangara | Definition: Region and people south of Ghana known for gold mines.Significance: Main source of gold that fueled West African empires. |
| Taghaza | Definition: Saharan town known for salt mining. Significance: Major salt source traded for West African gold. |
| Two ways of producing salt | Definition: evaporation, water pouted into holes of the earth . Significance: Salt was essential for diet and trad |
| Ghana’s tax system | Definition: Taxes on all goods entering and leaving the kingdom Significance: Main source of state revenue and a reason for Ghana’s wealth. |
| Kumbi | Definition: Capital city of Ghana Significance: Trade hub with a royal city and a merchant city |
| How to trade with the Wangarans | Definition: Used “silent barter,” leaving goods and waiting for the Wangarans to leave gold in exchange. Significance: Protected Wangaran gold mine locations |
| Almoravids | Definition: Muslim reformist group from North Africa. . Significance: Their invasion weakened Ghana in the 11th century. |
| Mali | Definition: West African empire that rose after Ghana’s decline Significance: Became one of the richest and most influential empires in African history. |
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