It was a major center of Islamic instruction and possessed large deposits of gold and metal ore.
Mali gained their wealth through showing the Arabic people their interpretive dances.
mali was located along the Niger river which allowed the mila people to control trade along the river
They became rich by trade and taxes , without those two they would have been poor civilizations
Maili was located along the Niger river which allowed the mila people to control trade along the river
There never was an "empire of Africa".
The ancient kingdoms of Mali, Ghana, and Songhai grew very rich from the salt and gold trade before European Colonization.
In the 1300s Songhai had become so rich and powerful to draw attention of the rulers of Mali. Then, they sent an army to conquer Songhai. Later, as the Empire of Mali became weaker, they rose up against them, and won their freedom.
the answer is that farming was very important to Ghana because they lived near the Niger River. the soil is rich and good for farming. also people grew food
his motives were to get silk and become rich
Gold and salt!!
Ghana Mali and Songhai grew rich through trade.
Ghana Mali and Songhai grew rich through trade.
Ghana Mali and Songhai grew rich through trade.
Ghana and Mali were based on trade in gold and salt. Ghana taxed merchants passing through to become wealthy and dominated the gold trade. Mali did the same, as did Songhai.
Ghana became a wealthy empire in the 800s C. E., during the medieval times.
The ancient kingdoms of Mali, Ghana, and Songhai grew very rich from the salt and gold trade before European Colonization.
The Saharan Trade that extended from the sub Saharan West African Kingdoms across the desert to Europe, included Ghana, Songhay and Mali. The empire of Mali was one of the most powerful empires on Earth between 1240 and 1400. Mali was rich with gold deposits and gold was in great demand in Europe stimulating considerable trade
By 1255, when Sundiata died, Mali had grown rich from trade and it had become the most powerful kingdom in West Africa
New discoveries of Gold along River Niger made Mali wealthy.
In the 1300s Songhai had become so rich and powerful to draw attention of the rulers of Mali. Then, they sent an army to conquer Songhai. Later, as the Empire of Mali became weaker, they rose up against them, and won their freedom.
In the 1300s Songhai had become so rich and powerful to draw attention of the rulers of Mali. Then, they sent an army to conquer Songhai. Later, as the Empire of Mali became weaker, they rose up against them, and won their freedom.
We are learning about the Ghana and they had lots but no salt (salt made there food taste better and kept there food good so it would last longer) so they traded gold for salt so they became very rich. They lived in Africa when the kingdom of Mali came thy owned more land then Ghana.