By: Sean Parks, Sam Sarath, and Stephen Alt. Resources Gold and salt were the two resources that Ghana possessed. They impacted Ghana because of the value.

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By: Sean Parks, Sam Sarath, and Stephen Alt

Resources Gold and salt were the two resources that Ghana possessed. They impacted Ghana because of the value of gold and it is good for trade. The salt was good for cooking and also for trade.

Religious Tolerance Even though the Ghana people did not convert to Islam they let them be in their Empire. The Islam people built Mosques as well which may have made other people angry but they were tolerant. The Ghana’s people were Christians but still accepted Muslims.

Rich and Powerful Ghana became rich and powerful through their trade ways. The Ghana people had lots of Gold which was traded for wealth. They also had salt which could help them trade as well.

The Ghana People had a lot of Gold and they could make things like this elephant gold artifact. The Ghana people had enough gold and used Gold bars. This is a picture of a person with a gold head. This is another picture of a Ghana’s person’s head.

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