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Trade:
http://www.classzone.com/webquest/MC_interactives/MT_03_traroutes/MT_03_087_traroutes.html

Empire of Ghana:
==**For hundreds of years, Trade Routes crisscrossed west Africa. this location was north and west of the location of the modern nation that bears the name Ghana. for protection, groups of Soninke families began to band together, because they're threatened by nomadic herders and that's how Ghana began.**==

Empire of Mali:
==Mali's location on the Niger allowed it's people to control trade on the river.According to these legends, Sundiata, Mali's first strong leader, was both a mighty warrior and magician. hen he reached adulthood, sundiata built up a huge army and won his country's independence.==

==Askia the Great : He was born 1443 died 1538. He became the ruler of songhai when he was nearly 50 years old, he ruled it for about 35 years. When he was in his 80's he went blind. his son musa forced him to leave the throne so he went to live on a island. Then when of his sons took him back to capital where he died.==

Artistic Traditions :
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