SHS History · Year 1
Migration and Origins of Ghana's Ethnic Groups practice questions
The origins and migration accounts of Ghana's major ethnic groups -- Guan, Mole-Dagbani, Gonja, Akan (traditionalist and modernist accounts), Ga-Adangbe and Ewe -- key leaders and the role of women in migration, and the push and pull factors behind these movements.
28 questions in this topic: 9 recall, 14 applying skills and concepts, 4 strategic thinking and 1 extended thinking. Every one carries a written explanation.
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- Question 1Recall
Naa Gbewaa, who settled at Pusiga, is remembered in Mole-Dagbani history mainly because
- ahe founded the town of Salaga as a trading centre
- bhe introduced Islam to the Savannah Zone
- chis sons went on to found the Dagomba, Mamprusi and Nanumba states
- dhe led the Guan migration into the forest zone
- Question 2Skills & concepts
The woman remembered in Akan oral tradition for selling land for "30 Piredwan" that enabled the founding of Kumasi, the capital of Asante, was
- aDode Akabi
- bAberewa Yeebetuo
- cRebecca Naa Dedei Aryeetey
- dEsther Ocloo
- Question 3Recall
Which of the following is listed among the reasons that pushed ethnic groups in Ghana to migrate from their original homelands?
- aEscape from recurring conflict and warfare
- bA desire to abandon farming altogether
- cA wish to avoid all contact with neighbouring groups
- dThe complete absence of any form of leadership
- Question 4Skills & concepts
The traditionalist account of Akan origins, associated with scholars such as J.B. Danquah and Eva Meyerowitz, traces Akan ancestry through Egypt from which region?
- aEthiopia
- bYorubaland
- cthe Mono river basin
- dthe Mande region
- Question 5Recall
The Guan are believed to have originated from which present-day country before migrating into Ghana as three main groups?
- aMali
- bBurkina Faso
- cTogo
- dNigeria
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