6.1 Ghana Controls Trade

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6.1 Ghana Controls Trade

• Abby Weil
• Emily Dunsmore
• Madison Cavanagh

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Introduction (Just listen)

• We last learned about Islam/ Muhammad, and how
  Islam spread through trade.
• Ghana controls trade
• Location useful resources
• Empire Gets wealthier, stronger, and prosperous
• Achievements Silent barter/ Growth of army
• Control of West Africas trade routes

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Early Ghana

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• Soninke (farmers)
• Lived in separate families
• Threatened by nomadic herders banded together
• Formed basis of Ghanas people
• Gained strength, new agricultural techniques, and
  weapons
• Population increased towns/ villages

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Location ( Copy down highlighted)

• West Africa along Niger River Good farming
• Farming leads to surplus toolsweapons
• Between Sahara and forest
• Sahara (salt)
• Forest (gold)
• Salt Gold Good Trading

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Benefits of Salt/ Gold/ Trade(Copy Down
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• People needed salt to survive and it made food
  tasty
• People admired gold for its beauty
• People had to keep gold mines secret to this day
  we cant find them
• Salt and Gold are main valuable resources

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Silent Barter (Copy Down Highlighted)

• Silent Bartera way of exchanging goods without
  seeing the people
• Createdpeace and gold mines secretive
• Salt trader leave goods, then back away, beat
  drums to signify trading time
• Gold traders come by boat and leave a fair amount
  of gold, then back away
• If unpleased trading will continue
• until both sides are happy

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Military (copy down highlighted)

• Trade grows
• Rulers gain power
• Builds strong military
• Military takes control of trade
• Government gains wealthmilitary strength
  increases

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Conclusion (Just Listen)

• As you can see, through trade Ghana became
  powerful and wealthy. The Empires army was very
  strong and trade was successful with the Silent
  Barter. This led to Ghana building an Empire.