Ghana
Find Ghana on p. 163
In your groups decide which box the following items belong to
.
 Salt and gold trade
 Griots
 Taxation system
 Ancestral worship
 Gold monopoly
 Rise of Islam
 Matrilineal inheritance
 Slavery
Economic
Politics
Social
Define and explain the following characteristics (LG 2a)
1.
salt and gold trade-p. 161
2. taxation system-p. 161 paragraph 4(see tolls)
3. How did Ghana get gold? P. 161 paragraph 4
4. matrilineal inheritance-p. 172
5.
Griots-p. 175
6. ancestral worship-p. 174
7.
rise of Islam-p. 162
8.
What does this passage tell you about slavery in Ghana?
“When the king was not busy enforcing his power among the people, he was spreading it internationally
through trade. At its peak, Ghana was chiefly bartering gold, ivory, and slaves for salt from Arabs and horses,
cloth, swords, and books from North Africans and Europeans.”
Identify key figures and significant economic, political, and social characteristics associated with
Mali. SS.912.W.3.11
SundiataEpic of SundiataMansa MusIbn Battutagold mining and salt tradeslavery.