In the middle of the 13th century, the Mali empire reached its peak under the rule of Mansa Musa. However, after his death, under his sons rule the states Mansa Musa had conquered broke off. As the Mali empire declined, the Songhai empire rose to power, and became an important trade center but soon the Songhai empire weakened by political struggles, and it had to face different invasions due to its reaches.
<span>"Indentured servants were given new homes after they were set free" is the correct answer. Although life as a servant was hard, the payoffs were usually relatively good. </span>
The great territorial gains of England over America: England consolidate the power of America's territory.
The American Independence: The colonies were forced to pay taxes to cover the huge expenses of the war that lead to discontent of the colonies and finally the rebellion and independence from England.
Training for knighthood started at around 7 years of age. Only boys from noble families were allowed to become knights. Boys became squires at the age of 14, and were typically knighted at around 21 years of age.