HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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The Kingdom of Ghana prospered by doing what?
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Taxing food
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Robbing the rich
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Taxing the gold-salt trade
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Digging gold
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The empire was also known to be a major educational hub. Ghana grew rich from the Trans-Saharan Trade by trading gold, iron and salt.
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