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Agricultural Activities in Pre-Colonial Ghana practice questions
The main agricultural activities of pre-colonial Ghana -- hunting, gathering of wild crops, farming, fishing and the domestication of animals -- their methods, tools, vegetation-zone patterns and socio-economic importance, including the role of women.
28 questions in this topic: 11 recall, 11 applying skills and concepts, 4 strategic thinking and 2 extended thinking. Every one carries a written explanation.
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- Question 1Skills & concepts
Among the Asante, Thursdays were observed as a sacred day associated with farming because of their significance to
- athe Golden Stool
- bthe Trans-Saharan trade
- cthe earth goddess (AsaaseYaa)
- dthe Odwira festival only
- Question 2Recall
The Learner Material lists five main agricultural activities in pre-colonial Ghana: hunting, gathering, farming, domestication of animals and
- amining
- bfishing
- cweaving
- dsmelting
- Question 3Skills & concepts
The pre-colonial fishing practice in which fishermen constructed barriers in rivers or streams to direct fish into a confined area for easier capture was known as
- athe use of harpoons
- bthe use of nets
- cthe pole and hook method
- ddamming
- Question 4Recall
Women's post-harvest activities in pre-colonial agriculture included removing husks from corn, grinding grains and
- asmelting iron ore in furnaces
- bcasting brass ornaments
- cconstructing smelting furnaces
- dpreparing food for the family
- Question 5Skills & concepts
The pre-colonial hunting method that involved creating smoke to suffocate an animal out of its hideout, especially suited to hunting small games such as rats and grass cutters, was the
- ause of dogs
- buse of cutlasses
- csmoking method
- dstrangulation method
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