Question

Which option best explains how the geographic position of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai contributed to their success?(1 point)ResponsesTheir position in western Sudan gave them control over major trade routes based around local resources.Their position in western Sudan gave them control over major trade routes based around local resources.Their position near the Atlantic Ocean gave them access to trade routes across the seas that made them wealthy.Their position near the Atlantic Ocean gave them access to trade routes across the seas that made them wealthy.Their position near the Mediterranean Sea allowed them to trade extensively with Islamic empires.Their position near the Mediterranean Sea allowed them to trade extensively with Islamic empires.Their position south of the Sahara Desert gave them protection from invasions.

Answer 1

Their position in western Sudan gave them control over major trade routes based around local resources.

(They controlled the trans‑Saharan gold–salt trade linking West African goldfields with North African and Mediterranean/Islamic markets, which made them wealthy and powerful.)