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Question

The Songhai Empire strengthened Islam by continuing to treat it as the official religion of the empire. Because it owned golds mines and controlled trade routes, the Songhai empire became extremely wealthy, allowing kings to build centers of culture and learning.

Answer 1

The Songhai Empire became super rich by owning gold mines and controlling trade routes, which helped it strengthen Islam as its official religion and allowed kings to create important centers for culture and learning.