Great African Kingdoms

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• Which West African kingdom became especially wealthy by controlling trans-Saharan gold and salt trade?
• Which city served as a major intellectual and commercial center of the Mali Empire?
• Which ruler of Mali is famous for his lavish pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324?
• What was a major achievement of the Kingdom of Aksum?
• The Mali Empire was founded by [____], who defeated the Sosso ruler Sumanguru at the Battle of Kirina.
• The monumental stone enclosure known as the Great Enclosure was built by the civilization of [____].
• The Songhai ruler [____] expanded the empire and organized it into provinces with appointed governors.
• The Kingdom of Kongo had its political center at [____], known in Portuguese sources as São Salvador.