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Empire of Ghana - Coggle Diagram
Empire of Ghana
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Empire of Ghana
Trade across the Sahara was common, but infrequent, by AD 200
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Social Organization
Empire of Ghana included many groups, which had their own customs and language.
As Ghana's rule strengthened and trade connected people and communities, the empires cities began to develop similarities.
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Other segments that emerged in Ghana's society included miners, agricultural laborers, metalworkers, and leather crafters.
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Ghana was a society that was traced through the mothers lineage, (matrilineal)
inheritances were passed through the mother, kings son was not the kings heir, the son of the kings sister was the heir
Gold Salt Trade
by limiting the supply of the golden nuggets the king kept gold nuggets and slabs of salt and collected them as taxes.
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land of gold
By the year 800 Ghana had become a empire because their king controlled trade and commanded a large army he demanded taxes and gifts from the surrounding lands chiefs
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