The king of Ghana is said to have kept gold nuggets for himself while allowing gold dust to be traded. What does this story tell you about the impact of the gold trade on Africa's social order?
The social order depended on gold dust as a way of determining social status.
The social order of Ghana was just as hierarchical as the social order in medieval Europe.
The social order in the Ghana Empire was more like Arab Islamic states than European ones.
The social order of the Ghana Empire was more democratic than in medieval Europe.
