https://padlet.com/lzavalan/tpr5gkipnu06u9o6 Create a padlet wall using the information in this template about the Ghana Empire. Then, answer each question following the format. Share the padlet link with your teacher. Submit the link of your final work to the hyperclass repository. Remember to open access to your teacher to follow up your progress. Write the reference using APA format 7th Edition. en-us 2023-01-17 17:07:16 UTC 2023-01-18 18:58:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3dc.png lzavalan https://padlet.com/lzavalan/tpr5gkipnu06u9o6/wish/2447190818 _{Origin: The Ghana Empire, also known as Wagadou (Arabic: غانا) or Awkar, was a West African empire based in the modern-day southeast of Mauritania and western Mali that existed from c. 300 until c. 1100. The Empire was founded by the Soninke people, and was based in the capital city of Koumbi Saleh.}

_{Geography: The Ghana Empire was located in Western Africa, in what is now Mauritania, Senegal, and Mali. The region is largely savanna grasslands and is located just south of the Sahara Desert. The region's major rivers, including the Gambia, Senegal, and Niger, functioned as modes of transportation and trade.}

<sub>Koumbi Saleh was the capital city of Ancient Ghana. This is where the King of Ghana resided in his regal palace.

Language: Citizens of the ancient Ghana Empire spoke the Soninke language.</sub> 

_{Population: Archaeologists believe that up to 20,000 - 30,000 people resided in and around Koumbi Saleh, the capital of ancient Ghana.}

_{Religion: Islam made its entry into the northern territories of modern Ghana around the 15th century. Traders and scholars from Mande or Wangara tribes carried the religion into the area. Some local scholars believe that Islam reached Ghana through daawa workers who came from the neighboring African countries.}

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Dorvlo, D. (2023, January 17). The Ghana Empire. BreathList. Retrieved January 17, 2023, from https://breathlist.com/africa/ghana/culture-and-people/the-ghana-empire/

Cartwright, M. (2023, January 14). Ghana Empire. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 17, 2023, from https://www.worldhistory.org/Ghana_Empire/

The Ghana Empire (article). (n.d.). Khan Academy. Retrieved January 17, 2023, from https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/big-history-project/agriculture-civilization/first-cities-states/a/the-ghana-empire-1

Exploring Africa, “History of Africa During the Time of the Great West African Kingdoms,” http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/activity-3-history-of-africa-during-the-time-of-the-great-west-african-kingdoms-expand. 

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