What is the common factor among the Ottoman Mughal Ghana Mali and Songhai empires?
There really are no commonalities with the one caveat that they were all "Islamic States". (Even this is not entirely true, since Ghana existed for 400 years before Islam arrived in its territory.) However, saying that all of these empires are "Islamic States" really says nothing about their overriding cultures, legal systems, internal organizations, foreign policies, etc.
non ignnara ... is the correct quote
Haud ignara mali miseris succurreredisco? comes from Joyce Ullyses
Haud ignara...disco is also used by Robert Burton in the preface to his The Anatomy of Melancholy.
In Bulfinch's Mythology, it is written as the following: Haud ignara mali, miseris succurrere disco.
Why were Ghana and Mali successful kingdoms?
The Niger River enabled the kingdom of Mali to develop a stable economy.
What people broke away from Mali's empire and gained control of the all-Important trade?
Songhai empire.
How did cultural diffusion occur in Mali?
Cultural diffusion occurred in Mali when its king Mansa Musa returned home to Mali, bringing back many Arab scholars with him. The scholars taught the people of Mali about the Islamic religion and soon enough, Mansa Musa made Islam the national religion.
I would rather live in a highly centralized and powerful state.
What city is important for trade for the mali boundary and Songhai boundry?
What city is important for trade for the Mali boundary and the Songhai boundary
Center for trade and learning in Mali?
Timbuktu was an intellectual and spiritual capital and a center point for spreading Islam throughout Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries. In its Golden Age, the town's numerous Islamic scholars and extensive book trade established Timbuktu as a scholarly center in Africa.
Controlled the trade routes across the Sahara
What is the largest city in Timbuktu?
Timbuktu is itself a city and also the name of a region in Mali, a country in Africa. The city of Timbuktu is the capital of the Timbuktu region.