Gold and Salt Trade in Africa

Gold and Salt Trade in Africa

Ghana (800–1076)

• Ghana was located where

  salt from the north met

  the gold and Africans from the south.

  Ghana controlled the

  gold-salt trade.

  
  

• Ghana’s king taxed trade

  and demanded tribute, or

  payment, from nearby

  tribes.

Ghana (800-1076)

Ghana conquered more territories. Large trading

cities sprang up, and the kingdom grew wealthy.

Ghana prospered for many years before being absorbed by the growing kingdom of Mali.

Multiple Choice

How did Ghana grow into a rich empire?

• Salt and Silver

• Gold and Salt

• Salt and Diamonds

• Gold and Sand

Mali Empire, 1350

Mali (1235-1400s)

• New sources of gold were

  found farther east. As a

  result, the trade routes

  moved closer to Mali.

• Under the ruler Sundiata,

  Mali took control of the

  gold-salt trade. Mali grew

  wealthy and powerful. It

  expanded to include

  Ghana’s former territory.

Mali (1235-1400s)

• Mali’s city of Timbuktu,

at the crossroads of the

desert and savannah,

became a center for trade

and learning.

Mansa Musa (1280-1337)

Mansa Musa

• Perhaps the most famous emperor of Mali was Mansa Musa.

• He lavishly spread gold on his pilgrimage to Mecca.

• This pilgrimage helped spread the influence of Islam throughout Africa.

• The travels of Mansa Musa literally put Timbuktu on the map.

The Catalan Atlas, 1375

Multiple Choice

What city was a major trade center in Africa?

• Tripoli

• Alexandria

• Timbuktu

• Mesopotamia

Multiple Choice

This man was very rich, spreading Islam throughout Africa.

• Justinian

• Abraham

• Hammurabi

• Mansa Musa

Multiple Choice

The religion of the traders in Africa was...

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Islam

• Hinduism

Multiple Choice

The camel was the animal that allowed traders to cross the...

• Kalahari Desert

• Arabian Desert

• Mojave Desert

• Sahara Desert

Multiple Choice

The 3 kingdoms that were a part of the gold-salt trade?

• Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

• Ghana, Songhai, and Persia

• Ghana, Mali, and Timbuktu

• Ghana, Songhai, and Rome