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Why was Ghana king so powerful?
He made everyone pay taxes and to pass to Wangara they had to pay
What has the author Richard Kuba written?
Richard Kuba has written: 'Wasangari und Wangara' -- subject(s): History
How did the location of the west African gold and salt mines benefits Ghana?
The Niger and Senegal rivers were gold bearing rivers. Also, Ghana was right in between the Saharan salt mines and the gold fields of Wangara.
Is there a company that offers good deal for used cars in Australia?
There are many company or firm that offers good deals for used car. So far they say Buckingham Drive Autos in Wangara ... but you can look for other company!
How did the location of the West African gold and salt mines benefit Ghana?
The Niger and Senegal rivers were gold bearing rivers. Also, Ghana was right in between the Saharan salt mines and the gold fields of Wangara.
What food do the Whangara eat?
Today, Maori eat much of the same foods as Pakeha but traditional Maori foods still play an important role in Maori diet and culture. Traditional foods: Kai moana - fish and shellfish. Tuna - eels. Kumara - sweet potato Puha (sow thistle) and watercress. Rewena - Maori bread. titi - muttonbird, the young of the sooty shearwater. Inanga - the small fry of native freshwater fish. Kanga wai or kanga pirau - corn steeped in freshwater. Poaka - wild pig.
Why did modern day Ghana name themselves after the empire Ghana when it wasn't located there?
The modern day country of Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups, but most of them belong to two main groups of people: the Akan of the south and central areas, and the Gur peoples of the north. Among both groupories of their peoples' origins from a great kingdom situated to the north, (often called Wagadugu or Wangara; the name Wagadugu, coincidental or not, is the name that the peoples of Ancient Ghana called their kingdom, and is today the namesake of the modern capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou. The name Wangara is traced to a Soninke trading clan. Again, coincidental of not, the Soninke people were the natives of the Ancient Ghana Empire). It is often referred to by modern day Ghanaians in placenames like Wa, and traditional titles of kingship such as Naa in the north of the country and Hene in the south, also shared by the ancient title of "Ga-Na" (the title of the Soninke rulers of the Ghana Empire, where the Arabs originally got the name "Ghana" from).Historically, the area which would become modern Ghana had been a meeting place and trade spot for numerous West African peoples, with trading centers like Salaga, Bron, Bonduku (now part of Cote d'Ivoire) and Kumasi, as well as lesser known medieval kingdoms like Gyaman, Dagbon and Ghanjawiyyu, which were all affiliated with Dyula, Hausa, Fulani and Songhai tradesmen and thus became melting pots of cultures, ethnic groups and beliefs. This can today be found in the modern makeup of Ghana's people: Voltaic Gur speakers such as the Mossi-Dagomba, are also found in Burkina Faso and Mali, Akan speakers like the Nzima are also found in Cote d'Ivoire, the Ewe are spread over both Ghana and Togo, the Ga people of Accra trace a part of their ancestry to the 500BC Yoruba Ile Ifeculture (known as Ilefi to the Ga people), plus smaller yet influential groups of Hausa, Mande, Fulani and Zabarma peoples are also found in Nigeria, Benin, Guinea, Mali and Niger and were all crucial to their histories and the shared history of the region.As Ghana is indeed part of West Africa and has been involved in the long trading history and movement of cultures and peoples crucial to the region, modern Ghanaian's claim of origins in the old Ghana Empire might not all be too far-fetched.Western historians in the past have often taken a remote and all-too-clean view of ethnic groups and cultures in African history which had ultimately not taken into account the seamless migrations and cultural exchanges of Africans themselves over their long and shared histories, and regardless of whether a few old and dusty historians dispute its history or not, the stories of ancient Ghana have remained an integral part of cultural history to the native peoples of modern day Ghana and many other West African nations. Moesha and tyra and paradise is cute
Who was the greatest emperior in the mali empire?
It is Mansa Musa. Mansa Musa is mostly remembered for his extravagant hajj, or pilgrimage, to Mecca with, according to the Arab historian al-Umari, 100 camel-loads of gold, each weighing 300 lbs.; 500 slaves, each carrying a 4 lb. gold staff; thousands of his subjects; as well as his senior wife, with her 500 attendants. With his lavish spending and generosity in Cairo and Mecca, he ran out of money and had to borrow at usurious rates of interest for the return trip. Al-Umari also states that Mansa Musa and his retinue "gave out so much gold that they depressed its value in Egypt and caused its value to fall."However, attention should be focused on the effects of the hajj, rather than the pilgrimage itself.The hajj planted Mali in men's minds and its riches fired up the imagination as El Dorado did later. In 1339, Mali appeared on a "Map of the World". In 1367, another map of the world showed a road leading from North Africa through the Atlas Mountains into the Western Sudan. In 1375 a third map of the world showed a richly attired monarch holding a large gold nugget in the area south of the Sahara. Also, trade between Egypt and Mali flourished.Mansa Musa brought back with him an Arabic library, religious scholars, and most importantly the Muslim architect al-Sahili, who built the great mosques at Gao and Timbuktu and a royal palace. Al-Sahili's most famous work was the chamber at Niani. It is said that his style influenced architecture in the Sudan where, in the absence of stone, the beaten earth is often reinforced with wood which bristles out of the buildings.Mansa Musa strengthened Islam and promoted education, trade, and commerce in Mali. The foundations were laid for Walata, Jenne, and Timbuktu becoming the cultural and commercial centers of the Western Sudan, eclipsing those of North Africa and producing Arabic-language black literature in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Diplomatic relations were established and ambassadors were exchanged between Mali and Morocco, and Malinke students were sent to study in Morocco.For the forty-seven years between the time of the death of his grandfather's brother, Sundiata, and Mansa Musa's accession to the throne, Mali endured a period of political instability. Mansa Musa ruled for 25 years, bringing prosperity and stability to Mali and expanding the empire he inherited.Mali achieved the apex of its territorial expansion under Mansa Musa. The Mali Empire extended from the Atlantic coast in the west to Songhai far down the Niger bend to the east: from the salt mines of Taghaza in the north to the legendary gold mines of Wangara in the south.Mansa Musa died in 1337. He had brought stability and good government to Mali, spreading its fame abroad and making it truly "remarkable both for its extent and for its wealth and a striking example of the capacity of the Negro for political organization" (E.W. Bovill, 1958, The Golden Trade of the Moors).
History of Islamic education in Nigeria?
Islamic education in Nigeria dates back to the 11th century with the introduction of Islam by traders and scholars. Islamic schools, known as Madrasahs, were established to provide religious and secular education to students. The curriculum includes the study of the Quran, Islamic law, Arabic language, and other subjects. Today, Islamic education continues to play a significant role in Nigerian society, with many students attending both traditional Islamic schools and modern educational institutions.
