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how did the african kingdoms of songhai benin and kongo all gain power

OpenStudy (litening1337):

They controlled the gold and salt trade which was highly profitable. Also, most were city ststes or regional kingdoms and weren't democracies. And while slavery wad profitable it by no means allowed them to rise to power as often it was a drain on the labor force and fostered internal African rivalry.

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