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Songhai was dry do to a drought. It was hot. it also had grassland. Mali used to rule but then Songhai became more powerful and expanded. education was very important for the Muslims.

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Mali also was dry and it had rain forest. Mali used to rule but then Songhai become more powerful do to the death of mesa mesa. Timbuktu is were the schools were

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Ghana was dry and had rain forest. Ghana had power in 700 CE. They mind for iron and ore that was used for farming, fighting and for tools.

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http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ism/slavery/africa/

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https://youtu.be/jvnU0v6hcUo

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https://www.britannica.com/place/western-Africa

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Before the Europeans the Africans were very rich because they had gold in their rivers