Ghana

Ghana is in...

• Western Africa
• Northern Africa
• Eastern Africa
• Southern Africa

Who invaded Ghana

• Muslims

• Christians

• Jews

• Buddhists

How did the kings of Ghana gain their power?

• Trade of silver and salt

• Trade of gold and silver

• Conquering land

• Trade of gold and salt

How did Ghana raise money to pay government officials?

• by mining salt
• by taxing goods 
• by selling gold
•  by buying camels

What was the first great trading empire of West Africa?

• Mali

• Songhai

• Ghana

• Uganda

Salt was a biologically important mineral found where in Africa?

• Northern Sahara desert
• the rainforest
• Zimbabwe
• the sahel

How did Ghana become such a powerful state?

• Ghana owned more salt than other states.
• Leaders in Ghana formed alliances with other groups of people.
• It had the strongest leader in all of Africa.
• It gained control of the valuable trade routes.

What was significant about the location of the Ghana Empire?

• It had access to the Atlantic Ocean and therefore valuable shipping routes.
• The empire was isolated from other empires, keeping it safe from attacks.
• It was located between the gold mines in the south and valuable salt resources in the north
• Most of the empire was located in the mountains overlooking other empires.

Why was salt an important commodity?

• it was more valuable that gold

• there was very little salt deposits

• salt mining was easy

• it was used to preserve foods and humans need salt to survive.

Silent barter is
 

• a deadly snake native to West Africa.
• the process by which the people of Ghana elected their leaders.
• a process in which people trade and exchange goods without direct contact.
•  a West African musical instrument.