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The West African Kingdom of Ghana
In this lesson, students will be able to define the following terms:
The Kingdom of Ghana“The Land of Gold”
Trans-Saharan tradeTaxation in Ghana
The Decline of Ghana
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A series of powerful trading kingdomsdeveloped in West Africa.
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The Kingdom of Ghana
• In the grasslands of West Africa, a series of trading kingdoms emerged.
• The first great kingdom of West Africa was Ghana.
• Ghana was called the “land of gold” even though it did not have gold.
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The Kingdom of Ghana did not owngold fields but it did control the
trade in gold.
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Trans-Saharan Trade
• The Kingdom of Ghana controlled the Trans-Saharan trade.
• This was a trade connecting North Africa to West Africa via the Sahara desert.
• North African nomads carried salt and other goods across the Sahara in exchange for gold.
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West Africa lacked salt.Humans need salt to live.
Due to its importance, salt wasexchanged for gold!
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Control of the Trade
• The Trans-Saharan trade passed through Ghana.
• Due to its location, the kings of Ghana were able to tax traders entering and exiting Ghana.
• Therefore, Ghana was able to control the trade.
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Due to location, Ghana controlled the trade.
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Wealth and Power
• Wealth from trade helped Ghana maintain a powerful army.
• A powerful army allowed the kings of Ghana to expand the kingdom.
• The kings of Ghana kept the peace for many years.
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The kings of Ghana kept the peace.This allowed nomads to travel safely
and trade to prosper.
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The Decline of Ghana
• In 1076 A.D., the Almoravids invaded Ghana.
• The Almoravids were religious Muslims from North Africa.
• Ghana never fully recovered from this invasion.
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The Kingdomof Ghanaemerged
as early as 500 A.D. Itcollapsed in the 11th century.
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Questions for Reflection:
• Describe Trans-Saharan trade.• Why was the Kingdom of Ghana called the
“land of gold” if it didn’t own any gold fields?
• What were the effects of the Trans-Saharan trade on the kingdom of Ghana?
• Who were the Almoravids and how did their actions affect the kingdom of Ghana?