1. 6.1 Ghana Controls Trade Abby Weil Emily Dunsmore Madison Cavanagh

2. Introduction (Just listen) We last learned about Islam/ Muhammad, and how Islam spread through trade. Ghana controls trade Location= useful resources Empire: Gets wealthier, stronger, and prosperous Achievements: Silent barter/ Growth of army Control of West Africa’s trade routes

3. Early Ghana ( Copy down in white) Soninke (farmers) Lived in separate families Threatened by nomadic herders= banded together Formed basis of Ghana’s people Gained strength, new agricultural techniques, and weapons Population increased= towns/ villages

4. Location ( Copy down highlighted) West Africa along Niger River= Good farming Farming leads to surplus= tools=weapons Between Sahara and forest Sahara (salt) Forest (gold) Salt+ Gold = Good Trading

5. Benefits of Salt/ Gold/ Trade (Copy Down Highlighted) People needed salt to survive and it made food tasty People admired gold for it’s beauty People had to keep gold mines secret; to this day we can’t find them Salt and Gold are main valuable resources

6. Silent Barter (Copy Down Highlighted) Silent Barter=a way of exchanging goods without seeing the people Created=peace and gold mines secretive Salt trader leave goods, then back away, beat drums to signify trading time Gold traders come by boat and leave a fair amount of gold, then back away If unpleased= trading will continue until both sides are happy

7. Military (copy down highlighted) Trade grows Rulers gain power Builds strong military Military takes control of trade Government gains wealth=military strength increases

8. Conclusion (Just Listen) As you can see, through trade Ghana became powerful and wealthy. The Empire’s army was very strong and trade was successful with the Silent Barter. This led to Ghana building an Empire.