Ghana, Mali, and Songhai: The Great North-African Trading Empires

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Ghana, Mali, and Songhai: The Great North-African Trading Empires

Common Themes All Gold Nuggets Belonged to the Emperor - The rest of the population uses mainly gold dust and salt as currency Salt is imported from the Saharan desert - In the North of the empires it is almost as valuable as gold - In the South it is more valuable

Common Themes Extensive slave trade - up to 6,000-7,000 a year at the height - some slave soldiers imported as well Islamicate - Spread through trans-saharan trade - Timbuktu and other centers of Islamic learning grow - Possible use of Islam to centralize authority

Ghana (c. 750–c. 1235)

Mali (c. 1230–c. 1600)

Songhai (c. 1340–1591)

Accounts of Mansa Musa and Ibn Battuta's Travels- Draw Conclusions about these Empires

Based on the stuff that I picked to talk about, what do you think are the main ideas about Ghana, Mali, and Songhai that I want you to come away with?