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ANCIENT GHANA. BY : Heather Russ & Dierre Powers. GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION. Geographical location. Ancient Ghana is located on the continent of Africa. It is near the Ivory Coast. Ancient Ghana’s money system. The people of Ancient Ghana traded goods.
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ANCIENT GHANA BY : Heather Russ & Dierre Powers
Geographical location • Ancient Ghana is located on the continent of Africa. • It is near the Ivory Coast.
Ancient Ghana’s money system • The people of Ancient Ghana traded goods. • They had the richest gold mines on earth. • The people sold slaves, salt, and copper.
ANCIENT GHANA’S RELIGION • The ancient Ghana’s religion was Christianity and Islamic.
ROLE OF WOMEN • The role of women in ancient Ghana were to make babies, to sell fish, and to farm. • The role of child-bearing was believed as a means for ancestors to be reborn.
Art , music , literature Northern Ghana literary influences came from Islam whereas, the south was influenced by Christianity.
Ancient Ghana’s Government • Ancient Ghana’s government was a constitutional democracy which means that the laws in which the people had to follow was designed as a constitution.
Places ancient Ghana took over Ancient Ghana took over Britain in March 6,1957. In the same day Dr.Kwame Nkrumah became the first Ghanaian Prime Minister