Mali became a site of cultural exchange because people came to find gold and salt. The first effect of these changes were that mali as a region became rich.The second effect of these changes were to convert their religion to islam.The last effect of these changes were that mali created schools and universities.According to document b, It said that Trade with the Arabs did not create the Ghana empire, but it certainly made the rulers and merchants of Ghana much richer.This shows that the culture exchange at mali was very successful by the profit they made.This proves that mali was wealthy region.According to document c, it said that some of the berber people were converted to islam.This shows that culture exchanges can help people learn new
