The history of the ancient empire of ghana is largely drawn from written observations made by outsiders to the area. the two most common
descriptions come from the eighth-century arab geographer al-fazari and the 11th-century arab geographer al-bakri.

why might someone be skeptical of these accounts?

a.)outsiders like these tended to compare ghana to the more prosperous cities of east africa

b.)al-bakri and al-fazari were both muslims who tended to be biased against non-muslim groups.

c.)both geographers were trained in islamic spain and saw africans as slaves.

d.) the accounts of outsiders have likely been altered to suit the needs of later empires like mali.

What is a characteristic of hunter-gatherer societies?

The first task here is to trace furrows, ripping up the maze of paths, and then excavate a deep trench in the ground. the second comprises refilling the trench with other material to make a foundation for the road build-up. the ground must not give way nor must bedrock or base be at all unreliable when the paving stones are trodden. next the road metalling is held in place on both sides by kerbing and numerous wedges. how numerous the squads working together! some are cutting down woodland and clearing the higher ground, others are using tools to smooth outcrops of rock and plane great beams." - a poem by statius praising the via domitiana, written 1st century c.e. using the prompt, another way that road building led to expansion besides trade was that it a) led to a uniform law system. b) created less class divisions due to economic expansion. c) allowed for the creation of unique architectural styles. d) allowed the military to move people and supplies further.

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