West Africa Review

​The main source of wealth for the Empire of Ghana was the mining of iron and gold.

Iron - strong weapons and tools

Gold & salt - was used to trade for other items such as livestock, tools, and cloth.

They traded with Muslims in the Middle East and North Africa

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La principal fuente de riqueza del Imperio de Ghana fue la extracción de hierro y oro. Hierro - armas y herramientas fuertes Oro y sal: se usaba para intercambiar otros artículos, como ganado, herramientas y telas. Comerciaron con musulmanes en el Medio Oriente y África del Norte.

Ghana controlled the Sahara Desert trade routes and was so wealthy that at one point dogs wore gold collars.

Ghana connected Europe and Asia and became a central trading site.

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Trade

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Ghana controlaba las rutas comerciales del desierto del Sahara y era tan rica que en un momento dado los perros llevaban collares de oro. Ghana conectó Europa y Asia y se convirtió en un sitio comercial central.

Ghana eventually converted to Islam by the 10th century.

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Ghana finalmente se convirtió al Islam en el siglo X

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​Islam

​Ghana declined due to attacks from nomadic invaders and conflict in the area.

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​Ghana's Decline

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Ghana disminuyó debido a los ataques de los invasores nómadas y al conflicto en la zona.

ruled from 1235 CE to 1600 CE

The Empire of Mali was formed by a ruler named Sundiata

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​Mali

Sundiata - Great leader of Mali who was unpopular and cruel

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1. Caravans ran from Mali to North Africa

2. Timbuktu was built as a major trading city.

3. Timbuktu also became a major center for learning and education

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Trade

​Became a famous emperor of Mali.

1.) He was very wealthy

2.) He brought the religion of Islam to West Africa

3.) He took 60,000 people with him on his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324

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Mansa Musa

Mali was eventually brought down when it lost control around its borders and the Songhai empire rose to power.

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​Askia Muhammad "the great"

• Took control of salt and gold trade from Mali

• Devout Muslim

• Made Islam an important part of the empire and built mosques

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​Songhai

Songhai started to decline because of internal issues and civil war.

The Moroccan army captured Timbuktu and the empire disolved