When the king retained full control over colonies, and all colonial laws had to be approved by him, the colonies were known as:
charter colonies.
proprietary colonies.
governor's colonies.
royal colonies.

mali had been a state inside of the ghanaian empire. after ghana fell because of invading forces and internal disputes, mali rose to greatness under the leadership of a legendary king named sundiata, the "lion king." the songhai empire, already weakened by internal political struggles, went into decline.

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