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Earl Sweeting. THE ANCIENT GHANA GHANA EMPIRE The Ghana ( meaning first or leading ) Empire derived its name from a city which was once the Capital of a Kingdcm , but which later became the capital of an empire . The Ghana Kingdom ...
Earl Sweeting. THE ANCIENT GHANA GHANA EMPIRE The Ghana ( meaning first or leading ) Empire derived its name from a city which was once the Capital of a Kingdcm , but which later became the capital of an empire . The Ghana Kingdom ...
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... Empire ) consisted of two townships , each situated on a hill and spreading down a valley into a vast plain . The two townships were six miles apart . One was the Moslem town , or our modern equivalent , the Zongo ; the other was the ...
... Empire ) consisted of two townships , each situated on a hill and spreading down a valley into a vast plain . The two townships were six miles apart . One was the Moslem town , or our modern equivalent , the Zongo ; the other was the ...
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... Empire , but were driven back . In 1042 many attacks were made on some of the outlying districts , but they avoided a direct clash with the main forces of the Ghana Empire . In 1060 Ghana placed about 200,000 warriors , including some ...
... Empire , but were driven back . In 1042 many attacks were made on some of the outlying districts , but they avoided a direct clash with the main forces of the Ghana Empire . In 1060 Ghana placed about 200,000 warriors , including some ...
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