<P> The Ghana Empire ( c. 700 until c. 1240 ) , properly known as Awkar ( Ghana or Ga'na being the title of its ruler ) , was located in the area of present - day southeastern Mauritania and western Mali . Complex societies based on trans - Saharan trade with salt and gold had existed in the region since ancient times , but the introduction of the camel to the western Sahara in the 3rd century A.D. opened the way to great changes in the area that became the Ghana Empire . By the time of the Muslim conquest of North Africa in the 7th century the camel had changed the ancient , more irregular trade routes into a trade network running from Morocco to the Niger river . The Ghana Empire grew rich from this increased trans - Saharan trade in gold and salt , allowing for larger urban centres to develop . The traffic furthermore encouraged territorial expansion to gain control over the different trade - routes . </P>
<P> The Ghana Empire ( c. 700 until c. 1240 ) , properly known as Awkar ( Ghana or Ga'na being the title of its ruler ) , was located in the area of present - day southeastern Mauritania and western Mali . Complex societies based on trans - Saharan trade with salt and gold had existed in the region since ancient times , but the introduction of the camel to the western Sahara in the 3rd century A.D. opened the way to great changes in the area that became the Ghana Empire . By the time of the Muslim conquest of North Africa in the 7th century the camel had changed the ancient , more irregular trade routes into a trade network running from Morocco to the Niger river . The Ghana Empire grew rich from this increased trans - Saharan trade in gold and salt , allowing for larger urban centres to develop . The traffic furthermore encouraged territorial expansion to gain control over the different trade - routes . </P>
what was the name of the empire that ruled ghana
what was the name of the empire that ruled ghana
The Ghana Empire ( c. 700 until c. 1240 ) , properly known as Awkar ( Ghana or Ga'na being the title of its ruler )
The Ghana Empire ( c. 700 until c. 1240 ) , properly known as Awkar ( Ghana or Ga'na being the title of its ruler )