https://padlet.com/4047821/2yhug8b7mwil4chu en-us 2020-12-01 15:39:42 UTC 2025-10-23 00:12:17 UTC hello@padlet.com 4047821 https://padlet.com/4047821/2yhug8b7mwil4chu/wish/976096391 The kingdom of Ghana is placed in between North Africa and West Africa making it the perfect area to be in for trading and importing or exporting gold and salt. ]]> 2020-12-01 15:44:39 UTC https://padlet.com/4047821/2yhug8b7mwil4chu/wish/976096391 4047821 https://padlet.com/4047821/2yhug8b7mwil4chu/wish/976193516 An important center of trade. ]]> 2020-12-01 16:02:43 UTC https://padlet.com/4047821/2yhug8b7mwil4chu/wish/976193516 4047821 https://padlet.com/4047821/2yhug8b7mwil4chu/wish/976197946 One of the richest kingdoms in Ancient Africa, Mali was a center of Islamic learning and it was a key area for gold trade. ]]> 2020-12-01 16:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/4047821/2yhug8b7mwil4chu/wish/976197946 4047821 https://padlet.com/4047821/2yhug8b7mwil4chu/wish/976199821 This is where Mansa Musa, King of Mali, made his pilgrimage too. This pilgrimage put Mali on the map because of what Mansa Musa brought back from Mecca. He brought back schools to teach his people about Islam. ]]> 2020-12-01 16:03:49 UTC https://padlet.com/4047821/2yhug8b7mwil4chu/wish/976199821 4047821 https://padlet.com/4047821/2yhug8b7mwil4chu/wish/976205801 This river helped in trade. When Mali or Ghana were in need of a river for traveling, the Niger River was the way to go. This river also connected them to Northern Africa to trade gold for salt. ]]> 2020-12-01 16:04:52 UTC https://padlet.com/4047821/2yhug8b7mwil4chu/wish/976205801 4047821 https://padlet.com/4047821/2yhug8b7mwil4chu/wish/976211951 The Sahara Desert is the place where most Northern Africans lived. North Africa was a very important area for trade because they had something very important for some of the richest African kingdoms, salt. ]]> 2020-12-01 16:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/4047821/2yhug8b7mwil4chu/wish/976211951