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Timbuktu By Emily, Sam & Ariana
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Timbuktu
By Emily, Sam & Ariana
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Trade
Trade has played an important role in the economy of West Africa since very early times.
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Mission
There mission was to exchange the salt for gold that was mined in the forests near the head waters of the Niger.
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West Africa, Ghana
Ghana became wealthy and powerful because it controlled the trade routes and commercial activities in its region.