Question
Which factor contributed to the rise of African empires such as Ghana and Mali?

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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.

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Their creation and involvement in trade networks.

Controlling and taxing trans-Saharan trade (gold, salt, and other goods) brought wealth and power that fueled state-building, military strength, and cultural development in Ghana and Mali.