The Ghana Empire ruled over part of West Africa from around 800 CE until the 1100s CE. Look at the timeline of some important events in the history of the Ghana Empire. When did Ghana begin conquering surrounding kingdoms and become an empire?

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200 CE
1076 CE
400 CE
800 CE

800 CE

____________________ was an African Muslim king who is known as the most wealthy person to ever live. This great king made a famous Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, accompanied by a caravan of 60, 000 people, where he donated massive amounts of gold. He came to the throne in Mali in 1312, and during his 25 year reign, the Kingdom of Mali expanded to include the current day nations of Senegal, Mail, Burkina Faso, Niger, Guinea, and the Ivory Coast.

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Mansa Musa
Al Malik al Nasir
Ibn Khaldun
Ibn Battuta

Mansa Musa

This is the tomb of which great Songhai king and statesman, who oversaw the greatest territorial extent of the Songhai Empire, and established Islam as the official religion?

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Mohammad al-Maghili
Ahmad al-Mansur al-Dhahabi
Askia Mohammad
Sonni ʿAlī

Askia Mohammad