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By Cheyenne, Sierra, and Frank Ghana’s Decline 6.1 By Cheyenne, Sierra, and Frank

Summary Mid 1000s= Ghana was rich and powerful End of 1200s= empire collapsed Invasion= Almoravids weakened the empire Overgrazing= Almoravid’s animals ruined fields for farming; weakening empire Internal Rebellion= past conquests result in rebellion; weakening empire

The Invasion 1060s= Muslim Group (Almoravids) invaded Ghana Almoravids’ goal= convert Ghana’s leaders to Islam Battle went on 14 yrs= Almoravids take over and destroys Koumbi Saleh (the city) Almoravids control= weakened empire by cutting off trade routes

Overgrazing Almoravids move in- bringing their animals to the farming grounds All of the animals eat the fields, ruining any chance of farming Dry winds & exposed soil= destroyed fields The farmers ended having to search for new homes

Internal Rebellion 1200= people of a conquered country that Ghana had defeated, rebelled Outcome= rebels take over The rebels can’t control the empire= neighbors of Ghana attacked, defeating Ghana’s empire The empire falls apart

Next… After hearing about the rise and fall of Ghana, a new empire was created, Mali. will tell you more about this section.