modern world history ghana mali songhai

location of ghana

upper niger river valley

ghana prospered from trade of _______________

iron and gold

ghana had skilled ________

blacksmiths

ghana had strong, wealthy leaders, _______, and large armies

no laws

Mali location

extended from Atlantic coast to Timbuktu

Mali was wealthy from trade of ___________

gold and salt

most people of mali were what occupation

farmers

Mali converted to what religion

Islam

Sudiata Keita

founder of Mali

Powerful ruler of Mali who crashed the gold market

Mansa Musa

Songhai location

Near Niger river, south of Timbuktu

Who had the largest empire in African history

Songhai

What did Songhai benefit from

trade routes

Who expanded the Songhai empire

Sunni Ali

who brought peace and security to Songhai

Muhammed Ture