The Rise and Fall of the Ghana Empire of West Africa

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Did you know that the rulers of the Ghana Empire were so rich they were known as Kings of Gold? This video is all about the rise and fall of the great Ghana Empire, once known as the land of gold.
The Ghana Empire flourished in West Africa from at least the 6th to 13th century CE. Not connected geographically to the modern state of Ghana, the Ghana Empire was located in the western Sudan savannah region (modern southern Mauritania and Mali) sandwiched between the Sahara desert to the north and the rainforests to the south.
Trade in the Ghana Empire was facilitated by the abundance of iron, copper, gold, and ivory and easy access to the Niger and Senegal Rivers and their tributaries. The Ghana kings, residing in the capital at Koumbi Saleh, grew immensely rich, building up stockpiles of the gold nuggets only they were permitted to possess. Consequently, the reputation of Ghana spread to North Africa and Europe, where it was described as a fabulous land of gold. The Ghana Empire crumbled from the 12th century CE following drought, civil wars, the opening up of trade routes elsewhere, and the rise of the Sosso Kingdom (c. 1180-1235 CE) and then the Mali Empire (1240-1645 CE).
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00:00 Intro
00:43 Introduction to the Ghana Empire
01:40 The Rise of the Ghana Empire
03:30 Ghana Cities and Kings
07:16 Decline and Fall of the Ghana Empire
09:02 Outro
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Пікірлер: 24

@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia 4 ай бұрын

Have you heard of the Kings of Gold of the Ghana Empire?

@GeoffryGifari 4 ай бұрын

Around the same region on which Mansa Musa ruled? makes sense. Interesting topic. hopefully more information will emerge on the empires of sub-Saharan Africa.

@africanchronicler 5 күн бұрын

Great Video.

@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia 5 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching :)

@GeoffryGifari 4 ай бұрын

Just an idea for future content: Maybe WHE can cover the Khmer empire of Southeast Asia and its great city of Angkor?

@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your recommendation! We're always adding new videos, so stay tuned!

@atwork90210 4 ай бұрын

damn im early for this one. another great vid kelly

@IHATEYOU209 4 ай бұрын

You are early indeed.

@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Canadiancherry16 3 ай бұрын

This is awesome! Thank you for showing the history of Ghana! Every country has such intricate and interesting history😍

@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words! We wholeheartedly agree with you. 😊

@GeoffryGifari 4 ай бұрын

A couple of questions! 1. Did they build large architectural projects/monuments? 2. Were there written records produced by the empire? If so, did they have their own script or used Arabic?

@jongoneill 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia 4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your support!

@Davlavi 3 ай бұрын

Happy to get info On this part of the world.

@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia 3 ай бұрын

We're happy to hear that. Thanks for watching!

@Mantid539 4 ай бұрын

THANK YOU KELLY UwU

@IHATEYOU209 4 ай бұрын

Quirk.

@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia 3 ай бұрын

You're very welcome. 😊

@cliffpinchon2832 13 күн бұрын

really poor video: worthless stock images, few maps, not specifying "B.C." or "A.D." etc...

@IHATEYOU209 4 ай бұрын

Okay. Please consider moving the camera slightly to the left as I noticed you are uncentered and it is throwing me off. I like your video. I didn't know that the Ghana Empire was significant, and I don't understand why there is a country in a different location boasting the same name. Is anyone else confused by this issue? I either was your 329th view or your 330th view.

@Caligulashorse1453 4 ай бұрын

Next time she should move it slightly right and do it for all her videos so every single video is just mildly off center. The modern state of Ghana has nothing to do with the ancient kingdom in fact it’s not even geographically in the same religion.

@IHATEYOU209 4 ай бұрын

I Realize that. Hopefully you could tell it was confusing and that I am not an idiot for paying attentions.@@Caligulashorse1453