The West African Empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were very rich because of the: slave trade gold and salt trade diamond and weapon trade

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Kelly Harrell

8 October, 09:35

The West African Empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were very rich because of the: slave trade gold and salt trade diamond and weapon trade

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Option: Gold and Salt Trade

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The trade of Gold and Salt was the reason for the richness of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. They were the great trading states of West Africa. Throughout their period of existence, they dominated the trade of Gold, Salt between North Africa and Sub - Saharan Africa. The Famous city of West Africa was Timbaktu and it was famous for production of books.