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The capital of Ghana,Koumbi, was made in the 600 AD. The people who lived there started as farmers but, the Sahara desert made them stop. The desert when into their land.
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The Ghanans stoped raising sheeps, cattles and dates. Then starting to trade. Slavers, ivory and gold with Arab neighbors in east and north.
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Tenkamenin was the ruler of this time. He lived in a huge mud and wood castle. It has beutiful sculptures, windows and paintings. He also made prisons, for enemies, temples and impresstive tombs for important people. Tenkamenin was a very wealth ruler.
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In 1236, Sundiata, a magician and warrior became the king
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The king Sundiata, destroyed the capital of Ghana. He took over the salt and gold trade from them. These sent Ghana crumbling down.
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Mansa Musa became the ruler of Mali. He was a very religious Muslim. the new ruler, Mansa Musa, was Sundiata's grandnephew.
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Mansa Musa visted Mecca, bacuse like all other Muslim it was required to go once in your life time. When he went he brought thousands of slave and hundreds of pound of gold to show wealth. Mansa Musa gave out many gifes and became popular by this action.
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Sunni Ali becames the ruler of Songhai because he defeated the forces of Mali. By this he became the ruler of the most powerful West Africa Empire. He was a Muslim leader of Songhai
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Songhai most brillliant leader, Askia Muhammad, took the spot of the ruler. He encouraged learning,trade, and increased power of their army by getting extra soliders.
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Askai made a pilgrimade to Mecca and came back with docters, architects, scientists, and scholars to help build his empire. Banks, schools, mosques, and courts were created for the people of his empire.
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Songhai was the most powerful empire that Wesr Africa had ever seen. But in the 1700 a invadinh forces of Morocca and Spain destroyed Songhai.
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The king of Ghana became Muslim. With this change he taxed good pssing through the kingdom and made a large army to get payment (for protection) from neighbooring groups.
