Songhai Empire

1) They were all near the Niger River 2) They were practically all the same kingdom 3) They all had the same gold and salt trade 4) They all had Clans

Ghana only traded within Africa and Songhai had Muslim influences. The main trade in Ghana was between salt and gold, but the trade in Songhai was more diverse. In Ghana they had to pay tax to the king, but in Songhai they did not. Ghana was ruled by a single king. Songhai had five provinces that were each ruled by a separate governor. I hope that helps :)

control of the trans saharan in gold and salt

They never did....

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Askia The Great overthrew Sunni Baru Because he was not a muslim

Askia Muhammad gain his power and respect to get control of songbai

Yes. The Songhai Empire was the largest empire that West Africa and even Africa had ever seen.

some of their belief was that they believed in respect ancestors and so on

They supported Islam.

Islam had already become rather pervasive in Sahelian Africa roughly five centuries before the Songhai Empire was formed. It arrived in the Sahel through trade with North African Arab Muslims who traded with the Ghana and Mali Empires in the 9th to 13th centuries.

Firearms were the one main advantage that the Europeans had in subduing Africa. Without them, the pestilence common in Central Africa would have destroyed them along with a skilled Songhai defense. The Songhai would likely have survived.

Retreating

Sundiata led an attack against Sumanguru's capitol city of Sosso, in Mali, and destroyed it in a single morning. But, Sunni Ali became the ruler of Songhai in 1464 and a lot of the land he added to his kingdom had been part of the Mali Empire. Hope I helped. I just happen to be learning about this too.

The West African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhai experienced great political and economic prosperity because they:

B: traded with many other nations

Songhai, Gahanna and Hausa are or were all located in Africa. Kilwa is an island community that can be found off the coast of East Africa in Tanzania.

Muhammad I Askia, the ruler of the Songhai Empire in the late 15th century, implemented significant reforms to strengthen the government. He centralized authority, expanded the bureaucracy, and established a system of provincial governors to improve administrative efficiency. Askia also promoted Islam as a unifying force and encouraged education, leading to the growth of cities like Timbuktu as centers of learning and culture. His leadership helped solidify the empire's power and influence in West Africa.

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.

trans-saharan-trade

Controlled the trade routes across the Sahara

Sonni Baru. Also known as Sonni Abū Bakr Dao.

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The Niger and Senegal rivers were gold bearing rivers. Also, Ghana was right in between the Saharan salt mines and the gold fields of Wangara.

the Songhai empire was defeated due to the lack of modern use of weapons by the Songhai military

He introduced laws which were based on the teachings of the Quran. He opened religious schools, built mosques, and invited Muslim scholars in. He also conquered a lot more land.