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Empire of Ghana
Gold-salt Trade
African traders brought gold north from the forest regions. African traders also exported spices, kola nuts, shea butter, animal hides, leather goods, cloth (starting in the eleventh century), and slaves.
They also carried cloth, weapons, and manufactured goods from ports on the Mediterranean.
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Some sources estimate that until about 1350, at least 2/3 of the world’s supply of gold came from West Africa.
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Some sources estimate that until about 1350, at least 2/3 of the world’s supply of gold came from West Africa.
Although rich in gold, West Africa’s savanna and forests lacked salt, a material essential to human life.
The Sahara contained deposits of salt. In fact, in the Saharan village of Taghaza, workers built their houses from salt blocks because it was the only material available.
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Islamic Influences
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Animism is the belief that spirits living in animals, plants, and natural forces play an important role in daily life
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social organiazations
at its height the Ghana empire included many groups of people, most having their own languages and customs
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