Question

Question
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

its geographic isolation from other regions

Answer 1

internal struggles between rulers

Internal power struggles and succession disputes weakened Songhai, making it vulnerable to external attack (notably the 1591 Moroccan invasion).