The correct answer is A) Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.
<em>The order of these African kingdoms is Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.</em>
Previous to Ghana, the first African Kingdom was the Kingdom of Kush (1000 BCE to 350 BCE). Then, the Empire of Ghana(300-900CE). After it, the Kingdom of Mali,(1230-1464 CE). An then, the Kingdom of Songhai(1400-1500 CE). Other important Kingdoms in Africa were the Kingdom of Axum, Kingdom of Benin, and the Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe. Part of the power of these kingdoms and empires was based on trade and natural resources. The mines of gold and salt were abundant in those regions.