Ghana And Mali

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century was a
religion based on the belief that every earthly object contained good
or evil spirits that had to be satisfied if the people were to prosper.
However in 1076, Muslims invaded the state and converted their
religion to Islam. The people of Mali were firm Muslims. These people
took at least one pilgrimage a lifetime to the holy city of Mecca. They
traveled in caravans across hundreds of miles of dessert to kiss the
Kabba (a black stone believed to have religious powers). Both
kingdoms were primarily Islamic because it allowed them to trade
freely with other Islamic states.
Although both kingdoms flourished, their reign of West Africa
had to come to an end. The decline of Ghana began with the invasion
of Muslims. Ghana still held on shortly after this, but was finished by a
series of droughts that dried up important life giving rivers. Mali
flourished for three centuries until signs of declination became
apparent. The decline was brought on by a ...

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