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Empire Of Ghana - Coggle Diagram
Empire Of Ghana
Land of Gold
Royal Palace
Stored golden nuggets and slabs of salt
The king was the only one that could own the gold nuggets. King showed his wealth by what he wore and the Pavilion
By doing this he could control the supply and price
Lots of responsibilities
Chief Judge
Military Commander
Religous Leader
Authority
Ghana became very strong empire by 800
Demanded taxes or gifts from surrounding lands
If paid they're left in peace
If not the King would use his power and put the land through havoc until paid
Cooperation
Social Organization
Matrilineal Society- Traces through their mothers Lineage
Strengthening trade and connecting with the people
Many Job Opportunities such as coal miners, Agricultural laborers, metalworkers, and leather crafters.
The king was considered the Supreme Ruler
Some skilled craftsmen such as blacksmiths and leather were place in the Kings Court
Gold-Salt trade
Two most important trade items
Gold
From a forest region south of the savanna
Mined from shafts and sifted from streams
rich in gold
Salt
The Savanna was poor in salt
The Sahara contained salt deposits
Created opportunity for trade
Trade was monitored and taxed
Gold nugget supply was limiting causing the price to go up, supply & demand
Trade was impossible because horses an oxen were a bunch of sissies
and then camels were invented, which made crossing the desert actually possible
iron weapons made trade routes safer, as most merchants could easily afford them
Arabic writing became the norm in like the 11th century
Pottery and canoes were used to transport stuff
"Ghana" meant leader, and the Muslims started using the word to refer to the region, and it stuck I guess
iron also made farming/terraformation much, much easier
more food = specialists because people aren't starving, which leads to more trade
islamic influences