Because they had alot of salt and gold. Salt was very rare at the time and another reason why they grown wealthy is because of the taxes
because they were rich and have everything
The resource Gold made Ghana wealthy.
Gold
The Ghana's kings used the tax money they collected to support Ghana's growing army. Traders weren't the only people who had to pay the taxes.
The kings
ghanas king is gogoina
Sahara
Sahara
The Ghana's kings used the tax money they collected to support Ghana's growing army. Traders weren't the only people who had to pay the taxes.
It imposed taxes on merchants who used gold trade routes that passed through Ghana.
mali and songhai
Ghana gain its wealth through trade. Traders that traveled through its territories had to pay taxes for the goods they sold. Ghana made its fortune in Africa. They used it to expand their army's and to expand the kingdom. The armies conquered neighboring lands and brought more and more wealth to the kingdom.