How Did The Three Empires Rise In Strength?

Three major different empires rose in strength, one after the other, in ancient Africa on the west coast. The first was Ghana: The king Dinga Cisse did not want his people to know the Muslim traders. He built the traders their own city, so his people would be protected from the Muslim traders and from their ideas. The second was Mali: Mansa Musa the king of Mali found the religion of Islam to be most interesting and thought it to be inviting and familiar. Mali had religious freedom. Some people converted to Islam, some continued to worship many gods, and some did both. The third was Songhay. By the time Mali had mostly disappeared and Songhay had taken over as the leader on the west coast of Africa, Islam had many followers. Some West African