HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Yes, it’s true.
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No, it’s false.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -By 800 Ghana was firmly in control of West Africa’s trade routes. Nearly all trade between northern and southern Africa passed through Ghana. With so many trespassing through their lands, Ghana’s rulers looked for ways to make money from them. One way they raised money was by forcing traders to pay taxes.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Ghana Empire, in particular, grew rich from the trans-Sahara trade. It certainly helped that the empire had control over the three major gold fields to the south of them.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ghana was located between the Sahara salt mines and gold mines near the West African coastal rain forests. As a result, Ghana became an important crossroads for trade.
Detailed explanation-4: -Since Ghana was located between the salt deposit rich Sahara and gold rich forests in the south, these two resources were traded heavily. In fact, salt and gold were traded as equal value!
Detailed explanation-5: -Ghana grew rich from the Trans-Saharan Trade by trading gold, iron and salt.