SHS History · Year 1
Rise and Decline of States and Kingdoms in Ghana practice questions
The rise and decline of pre-colonial states and kingdoms across Ghana's Savannah Zone (Mole-Dagbani, Gonja), Forest Zone (Bono, Denkyira, Asante, Akyem, Akwamu) and Coastal Zone (Ga-Adangbe, Anlo-Ewe, Fante), including the roles of leadership, trade, Islam, firearms, symbols and colonial interference.
41 questions in this topic: 11 recall, 21 applying skills and concepts and 9 strategic thinking. Every one carries a written explanation.
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- Question 1Strategic thinking
Before the rise of centralised states, indigenous Savannah groups such as the Vagala, Chamba, Tampulensi and Konkomba were organised under a decentralised system led by the
- aAsantehene
- bTindana
- cYa Na
- dYagbumwura
- Question 2Skills & concepts
Among their achievements, the early Savannah states are noted for becoming centres of Islamic education, which promoted peace, unity and the spread of literacy through
- aTwi orthography
- bPortuguese script
- cArabic scripts
- dhieroglyphics
- Question 3Strategic thinking
Independence-era figures such as John Mensah Sarbah, Joseph Casely Hayford, Kwame Nkrumah and Komla Agbeli Gbedemah are cited in the Learner Material as evidence that
- athe coastal states played little part in Ghana's independence struggle
- bcoastal citizens were prominent and central to Ghana's independence struggle
- cindependence was achieved entirely through Savannah Zone leadership
- dWestern education had no lasting impact on Ghana's coastal areas
- Question 4Skills & concepts
The historical chronicle titled "Kitab Ghunja" (History of Ghana) was written by
- aProf. Albert Adu Boahen
- bAl Hajj Muhammad Mustafa of Gonja
- cJ.B. Danquah
- dEva Meyerowitz
- Question 5Strategic thinking
The rise of Merchant Princes as a new, wealthy middle class in coastal towns contributed to the decline of the coastal states mainly because it
- astrengthened the authority of the traditional ruling houses
- bended all European trade on the coast
- cintroduced the Tindana system of governance
- dchallenged and weakened the influence of the old traditional ruling class
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