Kingdom of Ghana● First to rise in power by controlling gold mines and salt trades.● Placed in the middle between North and South.● Was known for their military power.● Hired to protect traders. Became rich and wealthy.

There was a problem.. Traders spoke different languages! What do you think they did?

Gold-Salt Trade● Also known as Trans-Saharan Trade.● Used camels to travel the Sahara.

○ Travel and survive in the desert well.● Traveled in groups called caravans.

○ For safety and easy travel.

The Silent Barteris a method by which traders who cannot speak each other's language can trade without talking

Left Side:

You are a gold trader from the South! You have traveled far to

Ghana to trade for salt! You need it!

Right Side:

You are a berber. North African nomadic

trading people. You have lots of salt and you

are looking for gold!

The Silent Barteris a method by which traders who cannot speak each other's language can trade without talking

One rule in Silent Barter:1) You can NOT talk.

Sit facing each other, salt traders will lay down their pieces to make an offer then turn around and clap.

While the salt trader’s back is turned the gold trader will leave a offer, their turn their back and clap.

The salt trader will either take the trade or make a counter offer by adding or taking away pieces.

Each trader is limited to one counter offer per trade.

Berbers

Berbers

Berbers

Berbers

Berbers

Berbers

Berbers Gold traders

Finish: 3-2-1 ReflectionThree ways the simulation was like the actual salt-gold trade and the silent barter.

Two ways the simulation may have been different.

One problem that could have happened.