1. Which factor contributed to Songhai's downfall as a powerful empire?
(1 point)
Responses
a decades-long drought
a decades-long drought
its refusal to participate in trade
its refusal to participate in trade
internal struggles between rulers
internal struggles between rulers
its geographic isolation from other regions
2.Which factor contributed to the rise of African empires such as Ghana and Mali?
(1 point)
Responses
Their creation and involvement in trade networks.
Their creation and involvement in trade networks.
They focused only on agricultural production.
They focused only on agricultural production.
They didn't engage in warfare with other nations.
They didn't engage in warfare with other nations.
Their geographic location protected them from attacks.
Their geographic location protected them from attacks.
3.How did Mansa Musa establish Mali as a center of Muslim culture?
(1 point)
Responses
He used gold from Egypt to build Muslim mosques and schools.
He used gold from Egypt to build Muslim mosques and schools.
He extended Mali's territory to take over the Muslim empire of Songhai.
He extended Mali's territory to take over the Muslim empire of Songhai.
His pilgrimage to Mecca attracted Muslim scholars, artists, and teachers to Mali.
His pilgrimage to Mecca attracted Muslim scholars, artists, and teachers to Mali.
He established trade links with Muslim salt merchants in North Africa
4. Millions of people across East, Central, and Southern Africa today speak languages today that developed from the language introduced by the [Choose] who migrated from western Africa.
5 answers
1. Which factor contributed to Songhai's downfall as a powerful empire?
- internal struggles between rulers
2. Which factor contributed to the rise of African empires such as Ghana and Mali?
- Their creation and involvement in trade networks.
3. How did Mansa Musa establish Mali as a center of Muslim culture?
- His pilgrimage to Mecca attracted Muslim scholars, artists, and teachers to Mali.
4. Millions of people across East, Central, and Southern Africa today speak languages that developed from the language introduced by the Bantu who migrated from western Africa.
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