The Mali Empire

What this article explains is the fact that in Africa between 300-1700 C.E., many empires ruled Africa and the trade that had occurred during that time. Africa had been known at the time as the economic center of the world, due to it's vast amount of resources. During the Dark Ages, it had been beneficial to Africa both culturally and economically. One of these examples are that their religion of Islam spread from Asia's to Africa. The Mali Empire, who was led by Mansa Musa, showed the power of African leaders and additional trade. This had given them the chance to increase a leaders power during their period of rule. Mansu Musa made a difference in his community because he managed to build mosques, since the national religion had been Islam. He had a strong belief on how a government should be runned. His methods marked how leaderships would be implemented. One of the most important ways he found succes was through trade. Within his community, he managed to create worldwide trade, and increase the amount of social interactions. Although not really appreciated, Mansa Musa's changes should be taken into consideration for major importance.