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Empire of Ghana - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Ex: The kings son was not the kings heir, the son of then kings sister was the heir
- - - - Camels could travel up to 60 miles in a day. It could also travel 10 days without water.
      - With the camel nomads blazed new routes across the desert.
    - - Ironmaking allowed people to trade things such as agricultural tools, weaponry, and other implements.
      - The iron weapons helped west African empires keep order on the trade routes.
      - Ironmaking also helped increase agriculture production.
      - Inovation
  - - - Without this new writnig do you think it would have been harder to trade?
- - - - The Muslims advisers helped the king run his kingdom
    - - Many people still held on to their animistic beliefs and practices
        
        Animism- Belief that spirit living in animals, plants, and natural forces play an important role in daily life
      - Much of the population didn't convert
        
        They still observed Islam
      - the Almoravids withdrew from Ghana during war
        
        they never regained power but helped Islam gain a foot hold in to region
        
        The trade route Ghana developed continued for centuries
        
        How did temporary control by the Almoravids cause the decline of the kingdom of Ghana?
      - Why would disruption of trade destroy Ghana's power?
    - - To be able to study the Qur'an the converts to Islam learned Arabic
- - - - although rich in gold, they lacked salt
    - - even built their houses of salt blocks cause it was a big material they had
    - - Arab and Berber crossed the desert w/ camel caravans loaded down w/ salt to trade
      - African traders brought gold north and brought other animal goods... slaves too
        
        salves were a big part of trade for a long time
        
        taken from west africa and sold in north africa, egypt, arabic, india, and on ocean routes too
      - Merchants exchanged goods in trading cities under the watchful eyes of the kings tax collector
      - roayl officials made sure that all traders weighed goods fairly and did business according to law
      - royal guards provided protection to merchants from bandits
- - - - In his royal Palace he stored collected gold nuggets and salts
      - The KIng was the only person that could own gold nuggets.
        
        Although gold dust circulated freely through the marketplace
        
        The King restricted gold movement to ensure the prices stayed high
        
        Ghanas African king acted as a religious leader, Chief Judge and military Commander.
        
        He Ruled a Large bureaucracy and could call up a huge army
        
        The Really enjoyed his gold and wore it well
        
        The king had a strong army behind him
        
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