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Ghana Begins
A group of people called the Soninke banded together.
A-The beginning of Ghana was significant because it made West Africa wealthier and more powerful.
B-This affected the people of West Africa because the had more farmland and they had more money. -
Period: 300 to Jan 1, 1200
Ghana
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Jan 1, 1060
Invasion
A group of North African Muslims called the Almoravids attacked Ghana in the 1060s.
A-This event was significant because it caused the Ghanan empire to decrease in size because they took it over.
B-This impacted the people of Ghana because it killed many people and many people were forced to adapt to Islamic culture. -
Jan 1, 1160
Overgrazing
Part of Ghana's decline was overgrazing.
A-This was significant because it made all of the rich farmland into dry deserts.
B-This affected the people of Ghana because much of their money comes from their farms. -
Ghana trades
Ghana controlled trade and became walthy.
A-This was significant because it made West Frica and Ghana very rich so they could control a bigger empire.
B-This impacted the people of Ghana because they were able to have a somewhat descent amount of money. -
Taxes
People were forced to pay taxes.
A-This event was significant because it affected almost all of the people of Ghana.
B-This affected the people of Ghana because they were being forced to pay taxes and they were banned from owning gold nuggets because the rulers wanted to seem richer than ther subjects.
