Sahara
Sahara
Sahara
mali and songhai
Sahara
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.
The ancient kingdoms of Mali, Ghana, and Songhai grew very rich from the salt and gold trade before European Colonization.
Mainly by fishing and sea trade.
It imposed taxes on merchants who used gold trade routes that passed through Ghana.
they became wealthy through trade