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In 600 AD, Koumbi was built in the capital of Ghana
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About 700 Ghanians stopped rasing animals and started trading ivory , slaves, and gold.
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Muslim invaders attacked and captured Ghana's capital. Ghana's empire then began to crumble.
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Sundiata, King of Mali, destroyed Ghana's capital. He then took over the gold and salt trade.
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Mansa Musa was the grandnephew of Sundiata and became the next ruler of Mali. He was a very religious Muslim, so he traveled to the holy city of Mecca for the pilgrimage. He bought thousands of slaves and loads of gold to show off his wealth.
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Mansa Musa dies, but the Mali empire still had a good economy and nationalism.
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Mali's empire falls to Songhai, who is lead by a muslim Sunni Ali.
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Askia Muhammad rises to the throne and he encouraged education and trade. He also increased Songhai's power by forcing nearby communites to give extra soldiers.
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Askia makes a pilgrimage just like Mansa Musa did, but instead of gold and slaves, he brought back docters, architects and scienctists.
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Songhai made improvements to their civilization such as adding more schools, mosques, banks and courts to thier empire.
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Songhai remains strong until it falls in 1700 A,D. The amries of Morocco and Spain attacked the last great African Empire.
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The king of Ghana taxed goods passing through his kingdom and made a large army to extract tributes from nearby communites.
