Cameron Collichio
Robby Adams
Kailee McArdle
Lauren Baez

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The empire of Ghana is not geographically, ethnically, or in any other way, related to the modern
Ghana.
Its about four hundred miles north west of modern Ghana.
Ancient Ghana is now modern Northern Senegal and Southern Mauritania.

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Ghana's kingdom was a monarchy
The king was assisted by a
People’s Council that was chosen of people of various social statuses
In the northern area the government was the responsibility of the king and his ministers, the governor of the capital city and a number of citizens who could communicate in Arabic

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A leader called Dinga
Cisse was worshiped with semi-divine status.
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Ancient Ghana also practiced the religion
Soninke.
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Inevitably traders brought Islam with them to Ghana.

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The empire of Ghana was very wealthy.
Ghana was described to have the richest gold mines on Earth.
They sold slaves, salt and copper in exchange for textiles and beads.

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The Empire gained power and wealth from gold.
The introduction to camels boosted the amount of goods that were being transported.
Ghana had great military power which was said to “put
200,000 warriors in the field, more that 40,000 being armed with bow and arrow.”

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The rich gold mines that gave them wealth and trade, they were able to export gold.
The camels increased Ghana's trading ability and increased the amount of goods that were transported.
The building of the capital city
Kumbi created the most important southern trade route.