West African Trading Empires

For more information on the Ghana empire, check out the links below:

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ghan/hd_ghan.htm

http://web.archive.org/web/20060214175900/http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/gold/hg_d_gold_d1map.htm

http://42explore.com/salt.htm


http://www.the153club.org/salt.html

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/05/0528_030528_saltcaravan.html

For more information on the Mali Empire, check out the links below:

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mali/hd_mali.htm

http://web.archive.org/web/20040229095721/http://www.npr.org/programs/re/archivesdate/2003/may/mali/

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/12/5/925755/-

http://www.ushistory.org/civ/7b.asp

http://www.ducksters.com/history/africa/empire_of_ancient_mali.php

For more information on the Songhai Empire, check out the links below:

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/sghi/hd_sghi.htm

http://www.blackpast.org/gah/songhai-empire-ca-1375-1591

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/4chapter4.shtml

http://www.sahistory.org.za/topic/songhai-african-empire-15-16th-century