History of Ghana

The recorded history of Ghana begins in 1471, when Portuguese traders landed on the coast in search of gold, ivory, and spices. Following the Portuguese came the Dutch, the Danes, the Swedes, the Prussians, and the British. Commerce in gold gave way to the slave trade until the latter was outlawed by Great Britain in 1807. The 19th century brought a gradual adjustment to legitimate trade, the withdrawal of all European powers except the British, and many wars involving the Ashanti, who had welded

The histories of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai are not well documented much of what we know is a mixture of legend, stories, and 2nd hand accounts. According to Mr. Clifton's lecture notes, “Empires of Ancient West Africa”, Ghana started as the first empire to establish of the three empires and rose to power in the 1400’s. Ghana was located where several trade routes came together. The origin is unknown of how the empire began. According to legend, Odinga’s son had found the empire of Ghana. The empire

According to Dako Gyeke and Owusu (2013), the difference in the roles of women and men begin in the household, where there is a strong emphasis on differential gender roles in the socialization processes of boys and girls. In Ghana, young boys are socialized to take up culturally defined masculine roles such as working on household farms and tending the household animals while women are socialized into the more feminine household roles such as preparation of meals and providing

The Ashanti tribe is located in central Ghana in the rainforest of West Africa. They are the major ethnic group in this roughly 50 years-old young nation. The Ashanti people are known as fierce fighters whether they are women or man. The tribe have a slogan: “If I go forward I die, If I go backward I die, better go forward and die.” (Baden-Powell) When they are faced by a war, you can hear drums from the villages to signal each others. The Ashanti religion combines both spiritual and supernatural

The Ashanti tribe, is located on the gold coast of West Africa in the center of Ghana it is known to be one of the largest tribe of the entire region. According to David Luca the author of the article The Ashanti Legal System says that the Ashanti tribe was under British control from the year 1873 until 1951, but had little or no effect on the way their society was developed since they were free to develop their own laws, religious, and etc. (Luca 2005). British domination had no effect on their

History From slavery until now, Ghana is considered one of the farthest growing country in the continent of Africa because of several reasons. Ghana enters the historical data by the end of the 8th century, through the narrative of Muslims traders traced to the desert by the profitable exchange for gold by its leaders. Nevertheless, after the six centuries the exchange attracted the Portuguese sailors down to the coastline of Guinea. In addition, this led to the Trans-Saharan trading and the Islamic

CHAPTER THREE MATERIALS AND METHODS INTRODUCTION This chapter looks at the area, its historic background, methodology used for data collection, data analysis methods employed and how data was finally presented. THE STUDY AREA Mole National Park is Ghana’s largest protected area. Situated between Upper West and Tamale, it covers about 4,577 km² and lies between 9° 11’ and 10° 10’ N latitude, and 1° 22’ and 2° 13’ W longitude (MNP, 2011). It was gazetted as a national a park in 1971 for its outstanding

Ancient Ghana “Ghana is located on the west coast of Africa, approximately midway between Senegal and Cameroon. It is bordered by Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Burkina Faso, Togo, and the Atlantic Ocean”. (“Culture of Ghana” para 2) According to the Ancient History Encyclopedia, “the golden age of ancient Ghana began around 800 CE and lasted for nearly three centuries. Ghana’s capital changed several times but the last and most famous of them was Kumbi (or Koumbi Saleh), founded in the 4th century

did geography affect society, culture, and trade of the kingdom of Ghana? The Kingdom of Ghana had lots of trade and transportation through Africa, Asia, and the Mediterranean region which they traded with Rome. They had plenty of gold and food resources which helped the people throughout time. The empire had some few political problems. Ghana is located in a different place than the modern country of Ghana in West Africa. Ghana was located in the savanna region, and just south of it lay rain forests where

Ghana is a country located in the sub-region of Western Africa. This country has been a part of the deep history in Western African culture, and has held onto its roots even through times of persecution and hardship. Much of Ghana’s history has been handed down through oral and written sources, making it an even greater feat that their traditions are still around today (Stahl, “Making History in Banda”). The religious groups that reside in Ghana today are fairly diverse, but the traditional religions