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Empire of Ghana - Coggle Diagram
Empire of Ghana
Social Organization
The Ghana empire cities developed similarities from rule strengthening and from trade connecting people.
In Ghana, the king was considered the supreme ruler.
The society included miners, agricultural laborers, metal workers, and leather crafters.
Blacksmiths and leather crafters were privileged in the society, some were supported by the king
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Ghana was a matrilineal society, ancestry and inheritances was traced through the mother's lineage.
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Gold-Salt Trade
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Gold came from a forest region south of the savanna between the niger and senegal rivers. Miners dug gold from shafts as deep as 100 feet or sifted it from fast moving streams.
Some sources estimate that until about 1350, at least 2/3's of the world's supply of gold came from west africa.
Although africa was 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 build their houses from salt blocks because it was the only material available.
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