Arianna and Selene (Rise of Ghana)

Ghana was hard to become a trading hub because...

• It was landlocked.

• It was surrounded by seas.

• It was surrounded by Sahara desert.

• There was no sea access.

In what period was the Ancient Ghanian kingdom the strongest?

• 760CE - 1076CE

• 740CE - 1066CE

• 760CE-1086CE

• 750CE - 1076CE

What were the origins of Ghana?

• The leaders of England decided to create Ghana

• Territories that decided to join together and become Ghana

• Different political groups that controlled different territories

• Tribal leaders that came together and joined their lands

This animal helped Ghana become a trading hub.

• Alpacas

• Camels

• Horses

• Llamas

Ghana grew rich exporting

• Gold

• Clothes

• Salt

• Ivory

What is the definition of caravans?

• Ghana empire

• Place where goods from other places are bought and sold.

• Group of people moving around.

• To train wild animals to work for you.

Ghana rose power due to

• Easy access to gold

• Surrounding desert

• War

• Trading

What was ivory used for?

• Creating coins

• Preserving meat

• Crafting

• Making accessories

Because trading was so important for it, Ghana...

• Protected traders with an army

• Built secret tunnels for traders to use

• Would have the traders dig under ground

• Sent out fake traders to cover for the real traders

One way that Ghana made money out of traders without trading was...

• Giving traders a bad map, and then cheating them out of money

• Selling traders to other places

• Forcing traders to pay taxes

• trading