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Songhai Falls to Morocco (listen)

Songhai Falls to Morocco (listen). By Skyler Mena Ricky Corbin Bronson Masses Kris Sander. Intro (Listen). 1528 Askia the Great lost his power to his son Musa Many areas along his border started to diminish Songhai’s power

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Songhai Falls to Morocco (listen)

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  1. Songhai Falls to Morocco (listen) By Skyler Mena Ricky Corbin Bronson Masses Kris Sander

  2. Intro (Listen) • 1528 Askia the Great lost his power to his son Musa • Many areas along his border started to diminish Songhai’s power • Morocco suffered from attacks from Spain+ • They tried to take over Songhai’s salt mines • 1591 they destroyed Timbuktu and Gao with guns and cannons+ • Songhai lost its biggest source of income+ • Sending them to their end

  3. MoroccansInvade (take notes on * items) • *Moroccan’s wanted salt mines • Had arquebus (early gun) • *Needed money • Just had a war • Defeated Europeans

  4. Moroccans invade (continued) (take notes*) • It hurt them financially • Wanted to attack a wealthy place (Songhai) • *Army set out in 1591 • Some of the troops were Portuguese and Spanish+ • They agreed to fight • Well trained • *Had new weapons

  5. Destruction (take notes) • Battled • *Only got to Goa,and Timbuktu • Damage was over • Never recover from its loss • *Changes in trade

  6. Result inTrade (take notes) • Cities north and south became more important • *People began to trade along coast • *Europeans sailed to the ports • The empire come to a end slowly

  7. Conclusion (listen) • Songhai fell • Due to Morocco • Trade was n ever the same

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