Blacksmiths where considered important in Ghana.

 

 

 

The Soninke are the people who live in present day Mali.

 

 

 

Awdaghost was an important trading town in Ghana.

 

 

 

 

 

Kumbi Saleh was the capital of the empire.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Farming started as early as 4000 B.C.E

 

 

 

 

A gana is a king but Ghana is an empire

 

 

 

 

Clans where one of the most significant parts of Africa.

 

 

 

Everyone in Ghana belonged to a clan because it was so important to the village structure.

 

 

 

Men and women worked very hard.

 

 

 

 

 

Most people in west Africa lived on farms.

 

 

 

Everyone must attend school until ninth grade.

 

 

 

 

The village school is called the darra.