It reigned from 1501 to 1722
The Idea of Great Wealth and the Spreading of Gods word to new parts of the world and being able to conqure new lands for the European Empire
He peoples of West Africa had a rich and varied history and culture
long before European slavers arrived. They had a wide variety of
political arrangements including kingdoms, city-states and other
organisations, each with their own languages and culture.
The empire of Songhai and the kingdoms of Mali, Benin and Kongo were
large and powerful with monarchs heading complex political structures
governing hundreds of thousands of subjects
he wanted advice from the heads of his executive departments.
