African empires were primarily located in regions such as West Africa, East Africa, and North Africa. Notable examples include the Mali Empire and the Songhai Empire in West Africa, which flourished around the trans-Saharan trade routes. In East Africa, the Kingdom of Aksum and the Swahili city-states thrived along the coast, while North Africa saw empires like ancient Egypt and Carthage. These empires were influential in trade, culture, and the spread of religion across the continent and beyond.
Yes, there was an African Empire. In fact, there were lots of African Empires all over the country. There was the Western African Empire and many other African Empires.
The "Great Three" West African empires were Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.
The people that carried goods from Europe to west African empires were Portuguese people.
bananas and chicken
They adopted Egyptian culture.
salt and gold
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The West African trade empires made their money mainly by trading slaves, salt and gold.
The Songhai Empire
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The main sources of wealth and power of all the West African empires was the armies they built whose superior iron weapons let them take control of the trade in salt and gold.
They were overcome by people with steel weapons.