HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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conversion to Islam
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its position in the sahel
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control of mining
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an alliance with Mali
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ghana was in an ideal position to become a trading center. To the north lay the vast Sahara, the source of much of the salt. Ghana itself was rich in gold. People wanted gold for its beauty, but they needed salt in their diets to survive.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Ghana Empire grew rich from this increased trans-Saharan trade in gold and slaves and salt, allowing for larger urban centers to develop.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Ghanaian king also imposed an import-export tax on traders and a production tax on gold, which was the country’s most valuable commodity.
Detailed explanation-4: -Gold Trade and the Kingdom of Ancient Ghana Gold, sought from the western and central Sudan, was the main commodity of the trans-Saharan trade. The traffic in gold was spurred by the demand for and supply of coinage.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Ghana Empire lay in the Sahel region to the north of the West African gold fields, and was able to profit by controlling the trans-Saharan gold trade, which turned Ghana into an empire of legendary wealth.