Question

Arrange the events in the order in which they occurred. 1)Tiles Timbuktu became a center for Islamic scholarship. 2)The Ghana civilization flourished. 3)Songhai was invaded by Moroccan soldiers.

Answer 1

Answer:

In the order of their occurrence the events are;

i) The Ghana civilization flourished.

ii) Tiles Timbuktu became a center for Islamic scholarship

iii) The Songhai was invaded by Moroccan soldiers.

Explanation:

In the history of West Africa, many major events occurred and kingdoms were born and deposed. The above stated events are briefly summarized.

The Ghana empire was formed during the iron age, at around the 7th century. Ghana was  founded among the Soninke, a Mandé people who lived around the city of Kumbi Saleh. The kingdom was made up of urban dwellers and rural farmers, and Islam was majorly practiced until its end in 1230, when Takrur people in northern Senegal took over the capital.

The Mali Empire began in the 13th century CE, and reached its peak in the 14th century, when the emperor Mansa Musa made his famous hajj to Mecca with 500 slaves, each holding a bar of gold. The subsequent result of the hajj was the invitation of Muslim scholars and architects who came to integrate the Malian kingdom into the Muslim world starting from its capital Timbuktu.

The Songhai kingdom stemmed from what was left of Mali by conquering and capturing Timbuktu in 1468 from the Tuareg. In 1591, Morocco invaded  and defeated the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.