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Silent Barter: a process in which people exchange goods without contacting each other
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Building an empire: Ghana was firmly in control of west Africa's trade routes, causing nearly all trade between northern and southern Africa to pass through Ghana
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Tunka Manin: the king who allowed Ghana to reach its peak, he had a lavish court where he displayed the wealth of the empire
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Sundiata: Mali's rise to power began under a ruler named Sundiata
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Mansa Musa: Mali's most famous ruler, he made Mali reach its height of wealth, power and fame in the 1300s, he ruled Mali for about 25 years
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Mali's fall: when Mansa Musa died, his son Maghan took over, but because he was a weak ruler, when raiders from the southeast poured into Mali, he couldn't stop them
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Sunni Ali: he became the ruler of the Songhai in 1464, as ruler he worked to unify, strengthen and enlarge his empire
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Askia the great: after, Sunni Ali died in 1492, he was fallowed as king by by his son Sunni Baru, they rebelled against him because he wasn't Muslim, and the leader of the rebellion was named Muhammad Ture overthrew him and chose the title Askia and was known as Askia the great
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Fall of Songhai: a northern rival of Songhai, Morocco, wanted to gain control of Songhai's salt mines, so Moroccan army set out for the heart of Songhai in 1591
