HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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trading silver across the Sahara Desert.
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trading gold across the Sahara Desert.
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trading silver across the Mojave Desert.
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trading gold across the Mojave Desert.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ghana grew wealthy from trade through taxation. Along with gold and salt traders carried copper, silver, cloth and spices. As Ghana was in a prime location in between salt and gold mines, rulers taxed traders passing through Ghana. Traders had to pay taxes on the goods they carried to Ghana and took away with them.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Ghana Empire-‘Land of Gold’ One of the first sub-Saharan states in West Africa to gain attention in the wider medieval world was the Ghana Empire (6-13th century CE), located in modern-day southern Mauritania and Mali. The empire became famous for its gold, earning itself the nickname the ‘land of gold.
Detailed explanation-3: -As salt was worth its weight in gold, and gold was so abundant in the kingdom, Ghana achieved much of its wealth through trade with the Arabs. Islamic merchants traveled over two months through the desert to reach Ghana and “do business.” They were taxed for both what they brought in and what they took out.
Detailed explanation-4: -A succession of three great kingdoms came to power as their people, gained control of valuable trade routes in West Africa. Ghana was the first of these empires, followed by the kingdoms of Mali and Songhai.