There was a rich and powerful kingdom in West Africa and its name was Ghana. The people of Ghana lived in houses made of red clay bricks as hard as stone and thatch roofs. They had to work in the army part of the time, so they made shields, swords, bows, arrows, and spears.
The king of Ghana, when he listened to complaints, sat in a tent with gold cloth wrapped around his head. His nobles sat around him with gold braided into their hair. There were horses around him with gold saddles and bridles. Ten pages stood behind him with shields and swords with gold hilts.
The people grew okra and pumpkins and they hunted for birds and deer for meat.
The Arabians had a lot of salt, and gold came from the south. The Arabians and the people of the south traded with each other. They both had to pass through Ghana, and the people of Ghana taxed them. They had to give the people of Ghana gold and salt.
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