History
Powerful West African Empire from 6th to 13th century
What is the Ghana Empire?
Continent which contained the Ghana Empire
What is Africa?
This name referred to the king of the Ghana Empire
What is the Ghana?
A traditional religion in the Ghana Empire before Islam
What is Animism?
The name of the Ghana Empires trade routes
What are the trans Saharan trade routes?
Capital city of the Ghana Empire
What is Koumbi Saleh?
The Ghana Empire was located within these two modern-day countries
What are Mauritania and Mali?
The king collected these payments from merchants passing through his territory.
What are taxes?
Group that spread Islam through West Africa
What are Muslim merchants
This person is considered the richest person to have existed
Who is Mansa Musa?
Part of Africa where the Ghana Empire was located (Directions)
What is West Africa?
Traders crossed this desert to get to the Ghana Empire
What is the Sahara desert
Type of government in the Ghana Empire
What is a monarchy?
This West African Empire allowed travelers to have diverse religions
What is the Ghana Empire
Main source of the Ghana Empires wealth
What is the Gold and Salt trade?
This ancient empire was located farther east and was a successor to Ghana's power in West Africa
What is the Mali Empire?
One way Ghana's rulers gained wealth and strengthened their control over trade
What is taxing?