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By about 700, Ghana stopped raising cattle, sheep, and dates and started trading Ivory, slaves, and gold with Arab neighbors in the north and the east.
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Tenkamenin became ruler of Ghana in 1062. He also lived in a beautiful sculptures and pictures painted by royal artists.
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In 1076, Muslim invaders captured Ghana's capital and The Ghaninan empire began to fall.
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A magician and a warrior named Sundiata became the king of Mali.
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Sundiata destroyed the capital of Mali in 1240. He also took over the gold and salt trade.
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Sundiata's grandnephew Mansa Musa became the ruler of Mali in 1307. He was a very religious muslim. In 1324, he visited Mecca, the holiest city for all muslims.
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Mansa Musa dies in 1332. He left behind an empire governed by a good economy and an by law. When he died, no european country had nationalism but the empire of Mali did.
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Sunni Ali, who was a muslim leader of the Songhai, defeated the forces of Mali and become a ruler of Songhai.
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Askia Muhammad became the ruler of Songhai in 1493. During his reign, he encouraged learining and trade.
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Askia Muhammad, the ruler of Songhai, made a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1497. He came back with doctors, arcitects, and scientists to help build his empire.
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The Morrocco and Spain forces invaded The African Empires and destroyed them. Before that, the empires were stronger than they had ever been.
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the empire was last seen in the 1700s until it was invaded by the morocco and spain and destroyed the last of the great african empires.
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In the 950's, the King of Ghana became muslim. He taxed goods that passed through his Kingdom and created a larege army to exact tribute from neighboring communties.
