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Jan 1, 600
Ghana's Capital
The capital of Ghana,Koumbi, was made in the 600 AD. The people who lived there started as farmers but, the Sahara desert made them stop. The desert when into their land. -
Jan 1, 700
Ghana Trade
The Ghanans stoped raising sheeps, cattles and dates. Then starting to trade. Slavers, ivory and gold with Arab neighbors in east and north. -
Jan 1, 1062
Ghana's Ruler
Tenkamenin was the ruler of this time. He lived in a huge mud and wood castle. It has beutiful sculptures, windows and paintings. He also made prisons, for enemies, temples and impresstive tombs for important people. Tenkamenin was a very wealth ruler. -
Jan 1, 1236
Mali Gets a king
In 1236, Sundiata, a magician and warrior became the king -
Jan 1, 1240
Mali destroyed Ghana
The king Sundiata, destroyed the capital of Ghana. He took over the salt and gold trade from them. These sent Ghana crumbling down. -
Jan 1, 1307
Mali's new king
Mansa Musa became the ruler of Mali. He was a very religious Muslim. the new ruler, Mansa Musa, was Sundiata's grandnephew. -
Jan 1, 1324
Mali: Mansa vist Mecca
Mansa Musa visted Mecca, bacuse like all other Muslim it was required to go once in your life time. When he went he brought thousands of slave and hundreds of pound of gold to show wealth. Mansa Musa gave out many gifes and became popular by this action. -
Jan 1, 1464
Songhai; Sunni Ali new ruler
Sunni Ali becames the ruler of Songhai because he defeated the forces of Mali. By this he became the ruler of the most powerful West Africa Empire. He was a Muslim leader of Songhai -
Jan 1, 1493
Songhai: Most brilliant leader
Songhai most brillliant leader, Askia Muhammad, took the spot of the ruler. He encouraged learning,trade, and increased power of their army by getting extra soliders. -
Jan 1, 1497
Songhai: Building Empire
Askai made a pilgrimade to Mecca and came back with docters, architects, scientists, and scholars to help build his empire. Banks, schools, mosques, and courts were created for the people of his empire. -
Songhai: Crashing down
Songhai was the most powerful empire that Wesr Africa had ever seen. But in the 1700 a invadinh forces of Morocca and Spain destroyed Songhai. -
Ghane King changes religion
The king of Ghana became Muslim. With this change he taxed good pssing through the kingdom and made a large army to get payment (for protection) from neighbooring groups.
