Ghana Empire

Main Ideas

1.

Ghana Controlled trade and became wealthy

2.

Through its control of trade, Ghana built an empire

3.

Attacking invaders, overgrazing, and the loss of trade routes caused Ghana’s
decline

Vocabulary

Empire: an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority

Silent Barter: trade in which goods are exchanged without any direct contact
between the traders.

Nomadic: Moves from place to place with no set home

Overgrazing

-When the Almoravids moved into
Ghana they brought herds of
animals

-These animals ate all the grass in
many pastures leaving the soil
exposed to the hot desert winds

-The winds blew away the soil
leaving the land worthless for
farming

-Unable to grow food many people
were forced to find new homes