https://padlet.com/dpozoc/xkh0m4xcqcdvjmdu David Pozo LA 2 en-us 2020-12-02 16:59:16 UTC 2023-01-25 15:17:49 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1ea-1f1e8.png ravegao https://padlet.com/dpozoc/xkh0m4xcqcdvjmdu/wish/980820383 Origin: The Ghana Empire ruled from 300 to 1100 CE. The empire was formed when various tribes of the Soninke peoples united under their first king, Dinga Cisse. Geography: The Ghana empire was located in West Africa and right now are the countries of Mauritania, Senegal and Mali. The region lies just south of the Sahara desert. Language: The language that the Ghanaian empire used were: Fulfulde (Fula), Soninke, Arabic, Malinke, Mande. Population: According to archaeologists, the Ghanaian empire had a population of more than 50,000 people in the capital, in all of Ghana, it was approximately 100-200,000 people. Religion: The religion that endures in the Ghana empire is Islam]]> 2020-12-02 17:37:09 UTC https://padlet.com/dpozoc/xkh0m4xcqcdvjmdu/wish/980820383 https://padlet.com/dpozoc/xkh0m4xcqcdvjmdu/wish/982244561 Between the 9th and 11th centuries C.E., the kingdom of Ghana was so rich almost every inhabitant had access to the most luxurious items, food, gold,etc This was all thanks to the trade, and the different economical income from Ghana ]]> 2020-12-03 01:17:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dpozoc/xkh0m4xcqcdvjmdu/wish/982244561 nabrionesl https://padlet.com/dpozoc/xkh0m4xcqcdvjmdu/wish/983766064 Ghana's economic development and wealth was closely related to the growth of regular and intensified trans-Saharan trade in gold, salt, and ivory, which allowed for the development of larger urban centers and encouraged territorial expansion to gain control over different trade routes, this was the reason why the had so much money. ]]> 2020-12-03 14:16:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dpozoc/xkh0m4xcqcdvjmdu/wish/983766064 https://padlet.com/dpozoc/xkh0m4xcqcdvjmdu/wish/983956484 The Ghana Empire really began to collapse in the 12th century CE. The decline set in when other competing trade routes opened up further east and when the climate became unusually dry for a prolonged period, which affected agricultural production. The rulers of Ghana did not help themselves either as the empire was beset by a string of civil wars, the divisions perhaps based on the inherent conflict between Muslim and animist beliefs. Meanwhile, many rebellious chiefs took the opportunity of a weak central government to declare themselves independent of the empire, notably Tekrur in the Western Sudan region which controlled the Senegal River and which had even allied itself with the Almoravids.]]> 2020-12-03 14:54:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dpozoc/xkh0m4xcqcdvjmdu/wish/983956484 dpozoc https://padlet.com/dpozoc/xkh0m4xcqcdvjmdu/wish/2456293432 Cartwright, Mark, and Holger Reineccius. “Ghana Empire.” World History Encyclopedia, 5 March 2019, https://www.worldhistory.org/Ghana_Empire/. Accessed 25 January 2023.

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