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| ghana definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | accra | 182 sets | |
| 2 | the first west african kingdom based on the gold and salt trade | 17 sets | |
| 3 | a republic in west africa on the gulf of guinea | 10 sets | |
| 4 | first known kingdom in sub-saharan west africa between the sixth and thirteenth centuries c.e. also the modern west african country once known as the gold coast. (p. 215) | 8 sets | |
| 5 | ghana | 4 sets | |
| 6 | west african empire 700-1100 | 3 sets | |
| 7 | a ruler of the soninke empire in africa | 3 sets | |
| 8 | first known kingdom in sub-saharan west africa between the sixth and thirteenth centuries c.e. | 3 sets | |
| 9 | the first w. african kingdom based on the gold and salt trade | 3 sets | |
| 10 | first known kingdom in sub-saharan west africa between the sixth and thirteenth centuries c.e. also the modern west african country once known as the gold coast. | 3 sets | |
| 11 | 900-1200 a.d., started by sonike tribe, had gold mines, located on important trade routes, kings got wealthy from taxes from people traveling through, only kings could own gold nuggets, they also were the judges and military leaders, lacked salt to preserve food so they traded salt for gold. | 3 sets | |
| 12 | first great trading state in western africa, grassland | 3 sets | |
| 13 | land of gold, lots of arab trade, began salt and slave trade with arabia, taken over by mali | 2 sets | |
| 14 | a kingdom in africa | 2 sets | |
| 15 | ancient kingdom that got its wealth from the gold-salt trade | 2 sets | |
| 16 | word that means gold | 2 sets | |
| 17 | the first west african kingdom based on gold and salt trade | 2 sets | |
| 18 | "war chief"; ruler as named by the soninke | 2 sets | |
| 19 | a country in west africa | 2 sets | |
| 20 | first great trading state | 2 sets | |
| 21 | an ancient kingdom in west africa | 2 sets | |
| 22 | earliest kingdom of the western sudan, it flourished from the 700s to the mid-1000s. | 2 sets | |
| 23 | the first west african trade empire founded on the gold-salt trade. | 2 sets | |
| 24 | 900-1200 a.d., founded by soninke tribe, had gold mines, located on important trade routes, kings got wealthy from taxes from people traveling through, only kings could own gold nuggets, they also were the judges and military leaders, lacked salt to preserve food so they traded salt for gold. | 2 sets | |
| 25 | 0 | 2 sets | |
| 26 | country in west africa that has a stable democracy | 1 set | |
| 27 | the earliest of the three west african empires was | 1 set | |
| 28 | the ashanti people live in? | 1 set | |
| 29 | taxed gold salt trade, rose to power btw 300 and 1600, soninke title for their king, usually dominated a territory the size of texas, the person acted as chief priest, judge, and military commander | 1 set | |
| 30 | trade - commercial state, gold trade, gold not from ghana, salt trade | 1 set | |
| 31 | one of the earliest of trading kingdoms in west africa | 1 set | |
| 32 | kwame nkrumah | 1 set | |
| 33 | war chief;what the soninke people called their ruler | 1 set | |
| 34 | what? | 1 set | |
| 35 | this country had a great wealth of gold, a monarchy and was religiously tolerant | 1 set | |
| 36 | ghana was the perfect spot for a trade city;it was in the middle of trade routes in africa; everyone had to go through it; ghana had a lot of naturally occuring goods like gold; ghanians gold=salt;a lot of muslims lived here | 1 set | |
| 37 | what: the first great trading state in west africa; when: emerged in a.d. 500; where: west africa (p. 242) | 1 set | |
| 38 | first black african nation to receve its independence | 1 set | |
| 39 | an amcient kingdom in west africa; known for its gold | 1 set | |
| 40 | lake volta, behind a dam on the volta river, is one of the world's largest artificial lakes. dam supplies power for a growing aluminum industry. country named after a medieval african kingdom, formerly known as the gold coast | 1 set | |