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= [|Africa Chapter Walk.doc]= || == **12/1** == ||  || There were three major factors contributed to its end. The first factor that helped bring about Ghana's end was invasion. A Muslim group called the Almoravids attacked Ghana in the 1060s because they want to convert Ghana's leader to Muslim. The people of Ghana fought hard against the Almoravid army for 14 years, but the Almoravids won. They destroyed the city of Koumbi Saleh. The Almoravids didn't control Ghana for long, but they weakened the empire. They cut off many trade routes through Ghana because they want to formed new trading partnerships with other Muslims leaders. A second factor in Ghana's decline was a result of the Almoravid conquest. When the Almoravid moved into Ghana, they brought herds of animals with them. These animals ate all the grass, leaving the soil exposed to hot desert winds. These winds blew away the soil, leaving the land useless for farming or herding. Farmers had to search for new homes because they were unable to grow crops. A third factor also helped bring about the decline of Ghana's empire. In about 1200 the people of a country that Ghana had defeat, rebel against Ghana. Within a few years,the rebels had taken over the entire empire of Ghana. Ghana was attacked and defeated by one of its neighbors. Then the empire fell apart.
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 * == **1. Africa Chapter Walk** == || == ==
 * == **2. 5.1 Study Guide** == || [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://7thgradeworldhistoryperiod6.wikispaces.com/file/view/5.1+geog+Africa.doc"]] [|5.1 geog Africa.doc] || == **12/1** == ||  ||
 * == **3. Political and Physical maps of Africa** == || Did it on paper and handed in to Mrs. Miller || == **12/1** == ||  ||
 * == 4. SAS Sahara Acitivity == || =[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://7thgradeworldhistoryperiod6.wikispaces.com/file/view/SaharaDesert1344_CompletionPage_BrianCao.pdf"]] [|SaharaDesert1344_CompletionPage_BrianCao.pdf]= || ==12/2== ||  ||
 * == **5. 5.2 Mini Poster/Prezi** == ||  || == **12/3** == ||  ||
 * == **6. Chp 6 Mini-Lesson** == || In the mid-1000s Ghana was rich and powerful, but at the end of 1200s the empire fell.

Reading Check: Q. Why did Ghana decline in the 1000s? A. Because there were invasion, Almoravid conquest, and Ghana's empire that helped collapsed Ghana's empire.

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