Today I learned about the Empire of Ghana in history class. By the year 800 the Empire of Ghana had firm control of all trade going on in Africa, including the silent barter. The silent barter is when different communities trade salt, gold, and other goods without actually contacting eachother. For example, one villages traders would leave slabs of salt at a certain place, then they would leave, and go beat a drum to alert the other villages that they can go trade. The other village would leave gold or something else to trade with in the place of the salt. If the people liked what they got in return, they would do the same thing the next day.
As well as being in control of trade, they also were most advanced in millitary and farming because they used iron to make weapons and farm tools instead of using wood like the other villages do. Since they were the most advanced in millitary, trade, and farming, the Empire of Ghana was the most powerful West African Empire of their time.
As well as being in control of trade, they also were most advanced in millitary and farming because they used iron to make weapons and farm tools instead of using wood like the other villages do. Since they were the most advanced in millitary, trade, and farming, the Empire of Ghana was the most powerful West African Empire of their time.
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