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Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Benin & Kongo, Zimbabwe, & Axum Mrs. Tucker 7 th Grade World History/Honors Cobalt Institute of Math and Science.

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1 Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Benin & Kongo, Zimbabwe, & Axum Mrs. Tucker 7 th Grade World History/Honors Cobalt Institute of Math and Science

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3 Ghana and Benin & Kongo Ghana Accomplishments Iron Weapons Control of Gold Mines Huge Army Wealth from trade and taxes Benin & Kongo Accomplishments Grew a surplus of foods to trade for needed supplies

4 Mali and Zimbabwe Mali Accomplishments: Conquests of land Control of gold mines Rebuilt the gold/salt trade Zimbabwe Accomplishments: Wealth from trading Large stone capital Inland Empire

5 Songhai and Axum Songhai Accomplishments: Control of the Niger River Control of the Salt Mines Conquests of Land in West Africa Axum Accomplishments: Controlled the trade routes Defeated the Kush

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