The Ghana Empire
Directions: Read pages 130-135. Then answer the following in complete sentences on a piece of binder paper. Make sure to label your binder paper "Ghana Empire" at the top.
- What were the two most valuable resources traded in Ghana?
- Define silent barter.
- How did the silent barter system work?
- Who was Tunka Manin?
- What did Ghana's kings do with the money they raised from taxes?
- Why did the rulers of Ghana not want everyone to have gold?
- What group invaded Ghana in the late 1000s?
- How did overgrazing help cause the fall of Ghana?
- Cause and Effect. List the factors below that helped Ghana's trade grow and those that led to its decline.
- Growth
- Decline
- Growth
- Look at the map on page 131. List at least 5 different trade goods that came into Ghana.
- Look at the map on page 131. In what part of Africa was the Ghana Empire? What major landmarks (rivers, oceans, deserts) was it close to?