What steps did sundiata take to turn mali into an empire? in a parahgraf?

He took power away from local chiefs, and took the authority of a mansa*. He took control of gold and salt trade routes. He built a powerful army, conquered many neighboring kingdom.

*Mansa is a Mandinka word meaning "sultan" (king) or "emperor"

wealthy plebeians became part of the roman nobility. however, despite changes in the laws, the patricians always held a majority of the wealth and power in ancient rome. a third social class in roman society was the slaves. around one third of the people living in rome were slaves.

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the idealization of the rural landscape ; admiration for the beauty of nature ; focus on an individual's inner concerns