<span>The Altantic Slave Trade was different in the 1400's and 1500's than it was in the 1600's, because b) In the 1400's and 1500's, more slaves were sold to the Middle East than across the Atlantic. In the 1600's, more slaves were sold across the Atlantic. This practice was very common in the Middle East, before the Europeans took it up.</span>
The main problem was the loss of technologicaland economic progress.
Mansa Musa came to power for 50 years after Sundiata restored the wealth of Mali. In the 1300s, he conquered the Songhai kingdom. Muhammad chose the titles of Askia the Great. He was a devoted Muslim as well as Mansa Musa and they both supported education and learning. Mansa Musa had added important trade routes to cities including Timbuktu, Djonne, and Gao, adding them to his empire. Under Askia the Great, both Gao and Timbuktu flourished.
