In West Africa<span>, the three most </span>important<span> empires were </span>Ghana<span>, </span>Mali, and Songhai<span>, all of which profited tremendously from the trans-Saharan gold trade. ... Their territorial holdings were eventually larger than either </span>Mali<span> or </span>Ghana<span>, until civil war irreparably weakened the empire.</span>
A. Most of the area is a desert
Answer:
A.
Explanation:
"Akbar won the support of the Hindu kings he had defeated by marrying their daughters. . . He promoted peace and religious tolerance across the kingdom. Emperor Akbar tried to create a new system of moral teaching, combining elements of Islam, Hinduism, and other religions."
"Through his policy of tolerance, opening employment of Hindus of all castes, ending the tax on non-Muslims, and marrying a Hindu princess, while treating Hindu princes as partners in government, Akbar was able to win the support of Hindu subjects."
