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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

GHANA

BY: ADAM, ANGEL, AUSTIN ,
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LOCATED IN WEST AFRICA GULF OF GUINEA

IT'S HIGHEST POINT IS MT. AFADJATO, LONGEST RIVER VOLTA, CLIMATE TROPICAL, NATURAL RESOURCES GOLD, TIMBER,, RELIGION 69%CHRISTIANS
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THE FIRST WRITTEN MENTION OF THE KINGDOM COMES FROM ARABIC LANGUAGE(1500BC)

THE CORDOBAN SCHOLAR ABU UBAYD AL-BAKRI COLLECTED STORIES FROM A NUMBER OF TRAVELERS TO THE REGION
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GHANA ECONOMY WAS A GOOD TO MEDIUM ECONOMY

MAIN INDUSTRIES WERE CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION, EXPORT GOODS GOLD , COCOA, TUNA,
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EACH ETHNIC GROUP HAS THIER OWN TRADITION DANCES

AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT DANCES FOR DIFFERENT OCCASION
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WOMEN IN GHANA

WE'RE SEEN AS BEARERS OF CHILDREN, RETAILERS OF FISH, AND FARMERS

GHANA WAS FORMERLY THE GOLD COAST.

HAD THE RICHEST GOLD MINES ON EARTH
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THEY BUILT THIER CAPITAL CITY, KUMBI SALEH

THE CITY QUICKLY BECAME THE MOST DYNAMIC AND IMPORTANT SOUTHERN TERMINUS OF THE SAHARAN TRADE ROUTES

IMPORTANT PEOPLE

THE SONINKE PEOPLE
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SONINKE PEOPLE

THEY SET UP SMALL TRIBES AROUND WHAT IS NOW PRESENT DAY MALI AND MAURITANIA
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