Answer:
Gold played a significant position in Africa's social order.
Explanation:
African rulers were extremely rich and they regulated the trade route between gold and salt mines and gave traders security in return for gold nuggets. The King got the exclusive rights to own gold nuggets. The common people were allowed to trade only with gold dust. The economy of Africa at that time was dominated by gold mining and trading. And the occupation of gold gave the status quo in society.
Answer:
the feedback on the question is: "The fact that kings reserved the biggest pieces of gold for their own treasure chests suggests that they viewed their positions in a way that was similar to European kings and feudal lords. The social order was hierarchical--more like Europe and less like Arabia during the Middle Ages (though the Ottomans eventually developed a hierarchy of sorts to rule their vast empire)."
so i'd say it is the answer "The social order of Ghana was just as hierarchical as the social order in medieval Europe."
