LibGuides: Big History 2: Songhai

A Level

Annenberg Learner: Why Do Civilizations Fall? Mali and Songhai

U.S.History: West African Society at the Point of European Contact

B Level

University of Calgary: Merchants & Traders: 330 bce-1500ce

University of Calgary: West Africa

BBC: The Story of Africa - West African Kingdoms

C Level

Library of Congress: The Savanna States,1500-1800

A history of Nigeria, the Savanna States. Includes information on the wars, famines and political and economic resources.

New York Metropolitan Museum of Art: Empires of the Western Sudan: Songhai Empire

This site provides a brief article about the Songhai Empire, the last major empire of the western Sudan.

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Blackpast.org: Songhai Empire (ca. 1375-1591)
The Songhai Empire was the largest and last of the three major pre-colonial empires to emerge in West Africa.
All Empires History Forum: Rise of the Muslim Songhai Empire in West Africa
The Songhai Empire began when the Songhai king took advantage of a weakened Mali Empire to extend control over more territory.
Afropede: Songhai (Songhay) Empire
Songhai Empire was an empire that arose on the collapse of the Mali Empire, in the western Sudan. It restored the stability of the trans-Saharan trade. It was defeated by the Saadian Moroccan Kingdom and went into decline.
WorldNet Virginia: History - The Songhai Empire
The Songhai Empire began when the Songhai king took advantage of a weakened Mali Empire to extend control over ever more territory.
White Plains Public Library PowerPoint: West African Kingdom of Songhai
The West African kingdom of Songhai was the largest of the three trading kingdoms.

Primary Sources: Library of Congress

Library of Congress: Ancient Manuscripts, Desert Libraries of Timbuktu

This is a collection of primary, historical documents from Timbuktu, Mali during the the 16th through 18th century. The documents cover all aspects of this advanced African civilization.

Basic

Cultures .com: Timbuktu: the Songhai Empire