Songhai falls to Morocco

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Songhai falls to Morocco
By Anaïs Teyton, Miharu Sugie, and Sarah Doyle
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? The Moroccan Invasion

• The Moroccan government wanted to take over
  Songhais lucrative salt and gold mines.
• Why? The Moroccan government had fought invaders
  in previous wars, so it was ruined and needed
  money.

As a result, in 1591, the Moroccan army invaded
Songhai.

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• The Moroccan army was well-equipped with
• ? Various weapons including a few
  cannons
• and a deadly new form of a gun,
  the arquebus.
• While Songhais army only had
• ? Swords, spears, and bows.

The Moroccan army was ?
Well-trained and disciplined.
? Composed of 1/2 Moroccans, and 1/2 Spanish and
Portuguese war prisoners who wanted to avoid
time in prison.
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? The Destruction of Songhai
The Moroccan weapons were superior to
Songhais weapons. The Moroccan
army attacked and took over two important
trade cities, Timbuktu and Gao.
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Songhai fell due to
? The loss of Timbuktu and Gao and
the loss of income they
produced.
? Changes in trade patterns
1. Overland trade declined
Why? Because port cities
became more
important. 2. Trade
routes changed.
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Conclusion

• Songhais empire was over.
• The era of the the great African empires
• had come to an end.