Question
Histories of this empire heavily draw upon a series of ta’rikhs including one written by Ibn al-Mukhtar, the Tarikh al-fattash. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this empire, which the Moroccan Saadi Sultanate defeated at the Battle of Tondibi.
ANSWER: Songhai Empire
[10e] The Saadi invasion was sparked by a claim over mines of this resource found at Taghaza. This prized trade good was traded for gold in medieval trans-Saharan trade networks and was used to season food.
ANSWER: salt [accept Taghaza salt mines or gold-salt trade]
[10h] This traveler’s Description of Africa was one of the first accounts of the Songhai Empire accessible to European audiences. This Granada-born author converted to Christianity after being captured by Spanish pirates.
ANSWER: Leo Africanus [or Johannes Leo Africanus or al-Hasan Muhammad al-Wazzan al-Fasi or Johannes Leo de Medicis]
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