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The capital of Ghana,Koumbi,was establisharound 600AD.
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Ghana people started as farmers,but due to the droughts caused by the expansion of the Sahara Desert they stopped raiseing sheep,cattle,dates and started tradeing ivory,slaves,and gold with arabs from the north and east.
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Tenkamenin became leader of Ghana, he lived in a large wood and mud castle that had beautiful sclupters,windows,and pictures painted by royal artiast.He created prisons,temples,and impresive tombs.
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A king named Sumanguru tried to continue and re-establish where King Tenkamenin had left of in 1062,but soon muslim invaders defeated Sumanguru.Mali began gaining power.
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Sudiata,a magician and a warrior,became king of Mali.
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Sundiata destroyed and defeated Ghana and took over salt and gold trade.
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In 1307 Sudiata grandnephew became ruler.He made Hajj to Mecca and became famas.His reason for his fame was because he brought thousands of slaves,hundreds of thousands of gold to show his wealth,and gave gifts.
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Mansa Musa died in 1332, leaving behind an governed by law and a good economy.Yet no other country had more patriotism than Mali in the time Mansa Musa died.The Songhai empire, a bigger and greater powered empire was on the rise in the fifteenth century.
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A mulsim leader of the Songhai, defeated the forces of Mali
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Askia Muhammad,took the throne. He encouraged learning,trade and increased power of Songhai army.
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Askia made a prilgrimage to mecca and came back with doctors,architects,scientist,and scholors
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The invedading forces of Morocco and Spain destroyed the lost and the great Empires of Africa
