WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Soninke people used the word “Ghana, ‘’ meaning “Warrior King” in reference to their king. People who lived outside the empire used the term “Ghana” when referring to the region. The Soninke people called their empire “Wagadu.” The Empire of Ghana came under pressure from the Muslims to convert to Islam around 1050.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Almoravid dynasty of Morocco, an Islamic kingdom that controlled the northwestern coast of Africa and much of southern Spain, invaded Ghana in the late 1000s.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Kingdom of Ghana, also known as Wagadu or Wagadugu, was the earliest known empire of western Sudan and was founded by a king of the Soninke people.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1076, the Almoravids, a Muslim group, conquered Ghana. They sought both to make Islam the sole faith of the population and to control the lucrative Trans-Saharan trade routes.