Question

this quote depicts the appearance of an ancient ghanaian king. the king adorns himself in necklaces round his neck and bracelets on his forearms, and he puts on a high cap decorated with gold and wrapped in a turban of fine cotton. he holds an audience in a domed pavilion around which stand ten horses covered with gold - embroidered materials... and on his right, are the sons of the vassal kings of his country, wearing splendid garments and their hair plated with gold. at the door of the pavilion are dogs of excellent pedigree. round their necks they wear collars of gold and silver, studded with a number of balls of the same metals. this account details what information about wealth in the kingdom? gold was a plentiful natural resource from which the kingdom derived its wealth. gold was a rare commodity reserved for the kings court and animals. arab traders enriched ancient ghana by trading gold for ghanaian slaves. ancient ghana was wealthy because it traded horses and pedigreed dogs for gold.

Explanation:

The quote shows the king, his court (sons of vassal kings), and animals (dogs) adorned with gold. This implies gold was reserved for the king's court and animals. There's no mention of it being a plentiful natural resource (no info on mining/abundance), no mention of Arab traders or slave - gold trade, and no indication of trading horses/dogs for gold (the horses are just adorned, dogs have collars).

Answer:

Gold was a rare commodity reserved for the king's court and animals.