Question

The West African Empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were very rich because of the: slave trade gold and salt trade diamond and weapon trade

Answer 1

gold and salt

Step-by-step explanation:

Because they are the most hardest things to find anywhere else in africa mainly in the northern regions of africa their is more salt. Gold because its is big thing t find its expensive and show that you are a higher class

Answer 2

Option: Gold and Salt Trade

Step-by-step explanation:

The trade of Gold and Salt was the reason for the richness of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. They were the great trading states of West Africa. Throughout their period of existence, they dominated the trade of Gold, Salt between North Africa and Sub- Saharan Africa. The Famous city of West Africa was Timbaktu and it was famous for production of books.