2. Yesterday’s Objective SWBAT explain how Islam spread as a result of military conquest.

3. Today’s Objective SWBAT explain how Islam spread into West Africa along the Trans- Saharan trade route.

4. Gold Sahara Desert Salt Ghana Empire

5. Gold Sahara Desert Salt I will give you some of this “worthless” salt for some of that valuable gold! I will give you some of this “worthless” gold for some of that valuable salt! Ghana Empire BELIEVE IT OR NOT… ONE POUND OF SALT = ONE POUND OF GOLD!!! BELIEVE IT OR NOT… ONE POUND OF SALT = ONE POUND OF GOLD!!!

6. Gold Sahara Desert Salt Ghana Empire STOP! You can’t trade unless you pay a tax to the Ghana Empire!

7. Gold Sahara Desert Salt Ghana Empire Our empire is becoming so RICH!!!

8. Spread of Islam

9. Gold Sahara Desert Salt Hey, I have salt, too! I’ll give you salt if you give me gold! Also, I will give you a new religion… ISLAM! Ghana Empire Let’s trade!

10. Gold Sahara Desert Salt Ghana Empire

11. Gold Sahara Desert Salt Mali Empire MECCA MANSA MUSA