In the 400s, a group of primarily nomadic<span> people named the Berbers formed a kingdom just south of the ... </span>Ghana<span> was </span>located<span> in the </span>middle<span> of the </span>salt<span> and </span>gold trade routes<span>. ... This pilgrimage displayed </span>Mansa Musa's<span> enormous wealth and generosity. ... </span>After<span> the </span>death<span> of </span>Mansa Musa, thepower<span> of </span>Mali began<span> to </span>decline<span>.</span>
