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Africa

Africa. West African Kingdoms. Ghana. Ghana is the land of gold Two most important trading goods: 1. Gold 2. Salt Gold came from the Savanna Salt deposits were found in the Sahara Desert. This important trade of gold and salt took place on the trans - Saharan trade

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Africa

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  1. Africa West African Kingdoms

  2. Ghana

  3. Ghana is the land of gold Two most important trading goods: 1. Gold 2. Salt Gold came from the Savanna Salt deposits were found in the Sahara Desert This important trade of gold and salt took place on the trans-Saharan trade The king was the only one allowed to keep gold nuggets. This way he could keep the price of gold high.

  4. Ghana Gold!

  5. Mali

  6. Mali • Like Ghana, Mali became wealthy because of gold. • A man name MansaMusa became leader of Mali. He was a devout Muslim. • Because of Mansa Musa, Mali grew to become twice the size of Ghana. • The city of Timbuktu became a center of trade and learning because Mansa Musa ordered mosques and universities to be built. • Timbuktu is the location of the House of Wisdom

  7. Songhai

  8. Songhai • After Mali declined, people broke away and formed a new civilization near the Niger river. • Two great rulers name: • 1. Sunni Ali • 2. Askia Muhammad

  9. Songhai • Sunni Ali captured the city of Timbuktu. • Askia Muhammad was an excellent administrator. He set up an efficient taxsystem and chose able officials. • Later they were taken over by the Moroccans who were fighting with guns.

  10. Pictures Cited • Slide 1 - http://www.newbornbooks.com/african_sunset.gif • Slide 2 – http://www.massmuvtravel.com/_img/nkrumahmonument.jpg • Slide 4 – • Picture 1 – http://www.remnantsofritual.com/photos/035_StaffFinial.jpg • Picture 2 – http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41897000/jpg/_41897952_goldbars_bbc_1998_416.jpg • Slide 5 – • Picture 1 – http://www.ghanaweb.biz/GHP/img/pics/38278553.jpg • Picture 2 – http://www.marshall.edu/akanart/images/ohenekra.jpg • Slide 6 - http://www.whats4eats.com/graphics/cuisine/mali.jpg • Slide 8 – http://www.mrdowling.com/images/609mosque.jpg • Slide 9 – http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/sghi/hg_d_sghi_d2map.jpg • Slie 10 - http://archives.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/africa/01/03/africa.economies/mali.timbuktu.jpg

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