Help please i don’t really understand this question

He did NOT warn against forming trade relationships with other countries. The other three options, he DID warn against.

So the second choice is the correct one.

answer; i believe the correct answer is enlightenment;

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.