Why are natural resources important?

We basically need them to live. Natural resources are used to make food, fuel and raw materials for the production of goods that we need and use everyday

Explanation:

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.