MATCHING LIST Match the West African society to one historical detail below. Ghana Mali Songhai a. b. C. This empire's most famous king, Mansa Musa, spread knowledge of his empire into other areas gaining access to trade routes, he would lead a pilgrimage to Mecca, spending massive amounts of money along the way. This empire charged taxes on no- madic traders who would pass through their territories, making it very wealthy. At its height, this empire was one of the largest states in African his- tory. Its economy and society were based on a clan system.

MATCHING LIST Match the West African society to one historical detail below. Ghana Mali Songhai a. b. C. This empire's most famous king, Mansa Musa, spread knowledge of his empire into other areas gaining access to trade routes, he would lead a pilgrimage to Mecca, spending massive amounts of money along the way. This empire charged taxes on no- madic traders who would pass through their territories, making it very wealthy. At its height, this empire was one of the largest states in African his- tory. Its economy and society were based on a clan system.