Geography
Government
Economics
100
What continent was Ancient Mali located on?
Africa
100
What kind of government did Ancient Mali have?
A king ruled the land and made all the laws
100
What was the main source of income for the people of Mali?
trading
200

Important City in Ancient Mali

Timbuktu

200

Storytellers of Ancient Mali

griots

200

What resource is known as "life" that helped preserved food?

Salt

300

Describe the land of Ancient Mali

deserts, grasslands, the Niger River

300
What did the griots do to preserve the history of Ancient Mali?
They told stories for hundreds of years
300
What are two things the people of Mali specialized in?
Answers will vary
400
What desert was located to the north of Ancient Mali?
Sahara Desert
400
What was the name of the first King in Ancient Mali? (He was also known as the Lion King)
King Sundiata
400

What were some natural resources of Ancient Mali that they mined?

gold, salt.

500

What was the name of the river that flowed through Ancient Mali?

Niger River

500

What was the king that came after Sundiata that made Mali even richer?

Mansa Musa

500

How was the government in Mali different from Ancient Greece and Rome?

Mali had a monarchy, Greece and Rome had a republic.

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