SHS Social Studies · Year 1
Economic Activities in Africa practice questions
The origin and development of internal and external trade in Africa, and the effects of the Trans-Saharan trade.
20 questions in this topic: 4 recall, 11 applying skills and concepts, 4 strategic thinking and 1 extended thinking. Every one carries a written explanation.
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- Question 1Skills & concepts
The spread of Islam into West Africa was closely linked to
- athe Trans-Saharan trade and the presence of Muslim traders and scholars
- ba military conquest of West Africa by the Ottoman Empire
- cthe colonisation of the region by European powers
- da natural disaster that displaced populations northward
- Question 2Skills & concepts
In the Ashanti Empire, who regulated local markets, mediating disputes and overseeing trade practices?
- aLocal chiefs
- bEuropean colonial administrators
- cReligious priests exclusively
- dA national trade ministry
- Question 3Strategic thinking
Political rivalry created by the wealth of the Trans-Saharan trade mainly contributed to
- aconflict over control of gold fields and trade routes, weakening empires like Mali and Songhai
- bpermanent peace between all West African kingdoms
- cthe complete disappearance of any ruling class
- da decision by all empires to abandon trade entirely
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