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Empire of Ghana
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Berber nomads began using camels that could plod steadily over much longer distances, covering as much as 60 miles in a day.
The iron weapons helped West African empires keep order on the trade routes, that provided a safe passage to merchants.
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Land of Gold
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Ghana’s king controlled trade and commanded a large army, he could demand taxes and gifts from the chiefs of surrounding lands.
Islamic Influences
Islam would spread through the Sahara by conquest, but the islam spread through trade
Ghanas rulers would accept islam However many of the people would remain believing in their animistic ways
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The war from their conquest caused ghana to never regain power and caused the trades to shift and continue to shift
Ghana would lose power from trade because they would no longer able to trade with other countries and gain wealth
Social Organization
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In all of Ghana, the king was considered the supreme ruler. An administrative class helped the king run the government.
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Concept: One concept is Trade. the reason trade is a concept is because it talks about the trades with Ghana and the trade routes getting destroyed