Question

What empire absorbed the remains of the Mali empire after it was taken over by the Songhai empire in the mid 17th century CE?

1) Timbuktu Empire
2) Ghana Empire
3) Morocco Empire
4) Sokoto Empire

Answer 1

After the Songhai Empire took over the Mali Empire, it was later defeated by Moroccan forces resulting in further fragmentation rather than being absorbed by a single empire.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Mali Empire significantly weakened by internal strife and external pressures, eventually was absorbed following its takeover by the Songhai Empire in the mid-15th century. Upon the decline of the Songhai Empire, various smaller kingdoms and ethnic clans emerged, but none of these was specifically the "Timbuktu Empire," "Ghana Empire," "Morocco Empire," or "Sokoto Empire" as a whole. It was actually the Moroccan forces that later defeated the Songhai Empire, which led to further fragmentation into smaller states.

Thus, after the mid-17th century CE, when the remains of the Mali Empire were absorbed by the Songhai Empire, the territory didn't become part of any of the options given in the question. The Moroccan conquest led to the Songhai Empire's end, breaking it into numerous smaller realms rather than a single successor empire.