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religion spreads in Islam
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Three great trading empires came up in west Africa in 600 bce and 1600s
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Ghana was the first to make iron weapons
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North Africa and West Africa began trading salt and gold and both became very rich from it
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Ghana started losing power and Mali attacked the last strongholds and captured Ghana
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Mansa Muse was the greatest emperor that had ever ruled Mali
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He spent month crossing the Sahara to get to Mali
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Songhai became the largest empire ever in Africa