West African Kingdoms
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai: the wealth of the trans-Saharan trade in gold and salt.
Key Questions
- 1How did geography influence the wealth of West African empires?
- 2How did Mansa Musa's pilgrimage affect the Mediterranean economy?
- 3What was the role of Timbuktu as a center of learning?
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