ABSTRACT
IntheveryearlydaysoftheChristianera,longbefore Englandhadassumedanyimportance,longbeforeevenher peoplehadunitedintoanation,ourancestorshadattaineda greatempirewhichlasteduntiltheeleventhcentury,whenit fellbeforetheattacksoftheMoorsoftheNorth.Atits heightthatempirestretchedfromTimbuktutoBamakoand evenasfarastheAtlantic.Itissaidthatlawyersandscholars weremuchrespectedinthatempireandthattheinhabitants ofGhanaworegarmentsofwool,cotton,silkandvelvet. Therewastradeincopper,goldandtextilefabricsandjewels andweaponsofgoldandsilverwerecarried.1
