Decline of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
9th Grade · Social Studies · 50 min
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Learning Objective
I can analyze the factors that led to the decline of the African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.
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The Mali Empire was founded in 1235 by King Sundiata and lasted until the early 1600s.
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Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca was famous because he gave out so much gold that it caused inflation for a decade.
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Mali, especially the city of Timbuktu, was a world-renowned center of learning and spectacular architecture.
