​Ancient Ghana ruled from around

300 to 1100 CE.

The government of the empire was a feudal government with local kings who paid tribute to the high king, but ruled their lands as they saw fit.

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​GHANA

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La antigua Ghana gobernó desde alrededor 300 a 1100 d.C. El gobierno del imperio era un gobierno feudal con reyes locales que pagaban tributo al rey supremo, pero gobernaban sus tierras como mejor les parecía.

​Ancient Ghana ruled from around

300 to 1100 CE.

The government of the empire was a feudal government with local kings who paid tribute to the high king, but ruled their lands as they saw fit.

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​GHANA

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La antigua Ghana gobernó desde alrededor 300 a 1100 d.C. El gobierno del imperio era un gobierno feudal con reyes locales que pagaban tributo al rey supremo, pero gobernaban sus tierras como mejor les parecía.

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Griot -

African story tellers, keepers of oral history.

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​The main source of wealth for the Empire of Ghana was the mining of iron and gold.

Iron - strong weapons and tools

Gold & salt - was used to trade for other items such as livestock, tools, and cloth.

They traded with Muslims in the Middle East and North Africa

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​Economy

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La principal fuente de riqueza del Imperio de Ghana fue la extracción de hierro y oro. Hierro - armas y herramientas fuertes Oro y sal: se usaba para intercambiar otros artículos, como ganado, herramientas y telas. Comerciaron con musulmanes en el Medio Oriente y África del Norte.

Ghana controlled the Sahara Desert trade routes and was so wealthy that at one point dogs wore gold collars.

Ghana connected Europe and Asia and became a central trading site.

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Trade

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Ghana controlaba las rutas comerciales del desierto del Sahara y era tan rica que en un momento dado los perros llevaban collares de oro. Ghana conectó Europa y Asia y se convirtió en un sitio comercial central.

Ghana eventually converted to Islam by the 10th century.

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Ghana finalmente se convirtió al Islam en el siglo X

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​Islam

​Ghana declined due to attacks from nomadic invaders and conflict in the area.

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​Ghana's Decline

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Ghana disminuyó debido a los ataques de los invasores nómadas y al conflicto en la zona.

​1.Crossing the Sahara Desert from a coastal city to Ghana typically took around 40 days when travelling on a caravan of camels.

2.Salt was considered very valuable and the salt trade was heavily taxed by the king

3. The Empire of Ancient Ghana is not related either geographically or culturally to the modern African country of Ghana.

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​Fun facts about Ghana

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1.Cruzar el desierto del Sahara desde una ciudad costera a Ghana normalmente tomaba alrededor de 40 días cuando se viajaba en una caravana de camellos. 2. La sal se consideraba muy valiosa y el rey gravaba fuertemente el comercio de sal. 3. El Imperio de la antigua Ghana no está relacionado ni geográfica ni culturalmente con el moderno país africano de Ghana.