Kingdoms of Africa Activity
By: Josh Mulumba
The Kingdom of Ghana
- Located in the upper Niger River valley between the Sahara and tropical forests along the West African Coast
- Had strong rulers but no laws
- Economy was based on farming and iron or and gold
- Collapsed during 1100s because of wars
Kingdom of Mali
- Located on the Atlantic coast but extends into Timbuktu
- Strong government
- Great salt trade
- Civil war divided Mali in 1359
The Kingdom of Songhai
- Along the Niger River south of the bend
- Strong government
- Great salt and gold trade
- Near the end of the sixteenth century the forces of sultan of Morocco occupied much of Songhai