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The Songhai Empire did not control Timbuktu, which gave the Ghana Empire an advantage in the trade of salt.
The Songhai Empire did not control Timbuktu, which gave the Ghana Empire an advantage in the trade of salt.
The Songhai Empire controlled more of the Niger River and area in the Sahara Desert.
The Songhai Empire controlled more of the Niger River and area in the Sahara Desert.
The Ghana Empire controlled much of the forests in West Africa, where gold was mined.
The Ghana Empire controlled much of the forests in West Africa, where gold was mined.
The Ghana Empire controlled more of the Sahara Desert than the Songhai Empire.
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The option that best describes the difference in the geographic extent of the Ghana Empire and the Songhai Empire is:
The Songhai Empire controlled more of the Niger River and area in the Sahara Desert.
This statement accurately reflects the fact that the Songhai Empire, at its height, expanded further along the Niger River and into the Sahara Desert compared to the earlier Ghana Empire, which was primarily located in the regions that are now southeastern Mauritania and western Mali.
