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Great Zimbabwe ruins are also known as the house of ______
Great Zimbabwe ruins are also known as the house of ______
rock
Archaeologists found evidence of a gold mine at Great ______
Archaeologists found evidence of a gold mine at Great ______
Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe declined around the year ______
Great Zimbabwe declined around the year ______
1600
Ancient Ghana became powerful from ______
Ancient Ghana became powerful from ______
The introduction of the camel boosted the Trans-Saharan ______
The introduction of the camel boosted the Trans-Saharan ______
Arab writers described old Ghana as having the richest gold mines on ______
Arab writers described old Ghana as having the richest gold mines on ______
The Soninke people traded in slaves, salt, and copper in exchange for textiles, beads, and finished ______
The Soninke people traded in slaves, salt, and copper in exchange for textiles, beads, and finished ______
The most important trading town in Ancient Ghana was Kumbi ______
The most important trading town in Ancient Ghana was Kumbi ______
The people of Ancient Ghana were able to use iron to make ______
The people of Ancient Ghana were able to use iron to make ______
Old Ghana had a trained ______ which helped them conquer neighboring people
Old Ghana had a trained ______ which helped them conquer neighboring people
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Great Zimbabwe
- Great Zimbabwe ruins are the only remnants of the city's history, with no written records and no surviving oral traditions.
- The name "Zimbabwe" means "house of rock" in the Shona language, which describes the city's structure.
- Archaeologists discovered evidence of a gold mine and believe it was an important religious center.
- The city's purpose and builders remain unknown.
- Great Zimbabwe declined around 1600, but the reason for its decline is unclear.
Ancient Ghana
- Ancient Ghana emerged around the beginning of the 1st millennium AD when Soninke clans united under a powerful leader, Dinga Cisse.
- The empire's power was based on gold, which was boosted by the introduction of camels in the Trans-Saharan trade.
- Arab writers recorded Ancient Ghana's existence, describing it as having the richest gold mines on earth.
- The Soninke people traded in gold, slaves, salt, and copper, exchanging them for textiles, beads, and finished goods.
- The most important trading town was Kumbi Saleh.
- The people of Ancient Ghana had a technological advantage, using iron to make weapons and having a trained army, allowing them to conquer neighboring tribes with wooden weapons.
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