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The map shows the Songhai Empire at its height.
A map titled The Songhai Empire. The Songhai Empire region includes a small area on the west coast near a river, extends east past Gao, north into the Sahara desert region, and south of Djenne including most of the Niger River. The region includes savanna and rainforest climates and goldfields.
Based on the map, which statement best explains how location and environment influenced the growth of the Songhai Empire?
It controlled gold mines that were located along trade routes.
It had an advantage in trade due to its access to the Atlantic Ocean.
It benefited from mines, rivers, grassland, and other natural resources.
It was protected from invasion by the large Sahara desert to the north.
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Answer:
Explanation:
The Ghana Empire, called the Wagadou (or Wagadu) Empire by its rulers, was located in what is now southeastern Mauritania, western Mali, and eastern Senegal. There is no consensus on when precisely it originated. Different traditions identify its beginnings between as early as 100 CE and the 9th century, with most scholars accepting the 8th or 9th century.
Ghana’s economic development and eventual wealth was linked to the growth of regular and intensified trans-Saharan trade in gold, salt, and ivory, which allowed for the development of larger urban centers and encouraged territorial expansion to gain control over different trade routes.
The empire’s capital is believed to have been at Koumbi Saleh on the rim of the Sahara desert. According to the description of the town left by Al-Bakri in 1067/1068, the capital was actually two cities, but “between these two towns are continuous habitations,” so they might have merged into one.
The Ghana Empire lay in the Sahel region to the north of the West African gold fields, and was able to profit by controlling the trans-Saharan gold trade, which turned Ghana into an empire of legendary wealth.
Ghana appears to have had a central core region and was surrounded by vassal states. One of the earliest sources notes that “under the king’s authority are a number of kings.” These “kings” were presumably the rulers of the territorial units often called kafu in Mandinka.
Although scholars debate how and when Ghana declined and collapsed, it is clear that it was incorporated into the Mali Empire around 1240.
Answer: Its not a, ill tell you that.
Explanation:
I would say its probably c: It benefited from mines, rivers, grassland, and other natural resources.