Question

the empire of songhai was originally part of
mali.
ghana.
timbuktu.
mecca.

Explanation:

To solve this, we recall historical facts about the Songhai Empire. The Songhai Empire was originally part of Mali. Ghana was an earlier West African empire, Timbuktu was a city (part of Mali and later Songhai), and Mecca is in Arabia, unrelated. So the correct option is the one with "Mali".

Answer:

A. Mali (assuming the first option is labeled as A for the first circle, with text "Mali")