Sahara
Sahara
mali and songhai
Sahara
GHANA AND MALI
The Mali Empire and the Ghana Empire were the two West African empires that became wealthy from trading salt and gold. The Ghana Empire lasted from c. 400 to c. 1200.
The Ghana
Both kingdoms grew wealthy from taxing and controlling trade routes.
Both kingdoms grew wealthy from taxing and controlling trade routes.
Both kingdoms grew wealthy from taxing and controlling trade routes.
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.
gold
Both Ghana and Mali benefited from the Gold-Salt trade