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European Exploration
Lesson Two: Ghana
RAP
1. What desert is located north of Ghana?
2. How did the ancient West African empire of Ghana become rich?
RAP
1. What desert is located north of Ghana?◦Sahara Desert
2. How did the ancient West African empire of Ghana become rich?
RAP
1. What desert is located north of Ghana?◦Sahara Desert
2. How did the ancient West African empire of Ghana become rich?
◦Salt and Gold trade, and taxes
Ghana
1. Ghana, located in West Africa, was the first great African empire of West
Africa.
2. Ghana became known for its rich culture…
…wealth, organization…
…and power – it had a strong army.
3. It began the successful ”Salt-
Gold” trade…
…traders from Ghana carried gold by camel caravans…
to countries north of the Sahara Desert, where they traded the gold for salt.
WIO
Graphic Organizer: Windmill◦Ghana topic in middle◦Will need to use information from reading to
answer questions