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WEST AFRICAN KINGDOMS COMPARISON - Coggle Diagram
WEST AFRICAN KINGDOMS COMPARISON
RULERS AND GOVERNMENT
BENIN
Kings called Obas
Strong central control
Special management groups
GHANA
King called "Ghana"
Controlled trade
Centralized power
MALI
Famous ruler called Mansa Musa
Organized with governors
TRADE AND WEALTH
BENIN
Traded: Bronze/Ivory/Spices
Wealth from crafts and art
GHANA
Gold & Salt trade
Heavy trader taxes
MALI
Gold mines
Timbuktu which is the trade hub
Mansa Musa's pilgrimage
CULTURE
BENIN
Bronze art
Strong city walls
GHANA
Oral trade stories
MALI
Sankore University
Spread Islam
DOWNFALL
BENIN
British defeat (1897)
GHANA
Invasions & internal fights
MALI
Leadership struggles after Mansa Musa