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 * 1) In the 1600s, Africa had as many as 10,000 different kingdom tribes which were based on small groups of hunters.
 * 2) Three main states dominated the area early in the last millenia; the Ghana Empire, the Songhai Empire and the Mali Empire.
 * 3) Businessmen in Western Africa usually sold and exported: ivory, glass crystal, brass and copper items, and perhaps even slaves.
 * 4) Islam was the pre-dominant religion.
 * 5) There were many tribal conflicts in the region; many states had armies which numbered more than 100,000.