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This is the beginning of the Soninke banding together for protection against nomadic herders who wanted to move into the area. This is the start of Ghana.
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This empire lasted from 300 AD to 1200 AD
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A group of North African Muslims call Almoravids attacked Ghana
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In the mid-1000s, Ghana was rich and powerful.
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In the early 1200s, the empire had collapsed. Three major factors contributed to its end.
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By 800 Ghana was firmly in control of West Africa's trade routes. Nearly all trade between northern and southern Africa passed through Ghana.