Mali, One Of The Greatest Afri

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can Civilizations Mali’s Culture and Government After the kingdom of Ancient Ghana, the next great West African Empire to emerge was the kingdom of Ancient Mali. Ancient Mali and Ghana shared a number of different features, however they also were extremely distinct from eac ....

Part II of Essay
.... To the south, Mali extended down the Niger River past the city of Djenne, which is located on marshy land in the middle of the Niger River, it is referred to as an island. To the East, the kingdom stretched to a city called Takrur; this included much of the Sahara. Originally the kingdom of Mali started expanding from the top of the Niger River. Starting from the city of Timbuktu, Mali steadily conquered the lands that lay down steam. These areas included the towns of Djenne, located on series of mashes and lakes that lies close to the Niger ....