GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Mali, Axum, Zimbabwe
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Ghana, Mali, Songhai
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Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana
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Timbuktu, Ethiopia, Mali
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Detailed explanation-1: -While knights rode around medieval Europe, the three great empires of West Africa prospered through unimaginable wealth. Ghana, Mali and Songhai controlled more gold and conducted more global trade than any European power at this time in history.
Detailed explanation-2: -The West African Trading Empires of Ghana (800-1050 CE), Mali (1235-1464 CE), and Songhai (1464-1591 CE) were powerful and wealthy states that controlled the gold and salt trade in West Africa. Their cities were located at the intersections of trade routes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Trade brought gold from southern Africa to northern Africa to trade for salt. By taxing this trade and benefiting from it directly, Ghana became the first great African empire, followed by Mali and Songhai.