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Portugal and Africa Ghana (peak 1200s) Mali (peak mid-1300) Songhai (peak 1450) What was the importance of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai? How did West African empires affect European trade? Remember!!! ||    Prince Henry “The Navigator” Between 300 and 1600, Ghana, Mali, and Songhai each dominated West Africa * The smallest of the three West African empires. * Mali extended from the Atlantic to nearly a quarter of the way into the African continent. (gained power of Ghana) * The largest of the 3 empires. Europeans were interested in African people & African goods. Control of Trade in West Africa. Portuguese carried goods from Europe to West African Em ||
 * __ USI 4c - West African Empires and Portugal __**
 * What regions were explored by Portugal?
 * It did not extend to the coast of the Atlantic.
 * Gold and mineral salt (money)
 * Gold, Salt, Copper, Spices, Ivory, Ostrich feathers, Slaves.
 * Timbuktu
 * Covered most of the area included in Ghana and Mali.
 * Ruled by King Sunni Ali, captured Timbuktu 1468.
 * Muslim