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Jan 1, 800
Ghana
By 800 Ghana had firmly controlled all of West Africa's Trade routes. Their Army kept the Trade Routes save so trade increased and their wealth did too. So many people traveled through Ghana's land that they forced everyone who passed through to pay a tax on the goods they were carrying. -
Jan 1, 1000
Ghana
By the 1000's Ghana was rich and powerful but then they started having problems -
Jan 1, 1200
Ghana
By the early 1200's the Empire collapsed. They had to go through lots of invasions and overgraxing as well as internal rebellion. -
Jan 20, 1300
Mali
Mali is located along the upper Niger river. The area had very fertile soil so the fertile soil helped Mali grow. -
Jan 25, 1300
Mali
Mali’s rise to power began under a ruler named Sundiata -
Jan 25, 1300
Mali
Mali’s most famous ruler was a Muslim named Mansa Musa -
Jan 25, 1300
Songhai
In the 1300s Mansa Musa conquered the Songhai, adding their lands to his empire -
Songhai
As the Songhai gained in wealth, they expanded their territory and built an empire. -
Songhai
The Songhai leaders were Muslims.
