Geography
Mix-Up
Vocabulary
Government
Mixed Stew
100
What continent is Ancient Mali located on?
What is Africa.
100
What animals were well suited to life in the desert?
What are camels.
100
Why were griots important in ancient Mali?
They passed on traditions and stories. Mali did not have a written history.
100
Mali had this type of government.
What are rich and powerful kings.
100
Mali is located ________of North America.
East
200
What river runs through Mali?
What is the Niger River.
200
What were the people who told and passed down stories called?
What are griots?
200
The precious metal that was used for making jewelry and coins is ______.
What is gold.
200
Sundiata and Mansa Musa were two powerful ______.
What are kings.
200
The ocean that is east of Africa is-
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
300
What desert surrounds Mali?
What is the Sahara Desert?
300
Who was Mali ruled by?
Who are mighty kings.
300
This word means king in the language of Mali.
What is Mansa.
300
What is the difference between the government of ancient Greece and Mali?
Greece had direct democracy and Mali had kings.
300
The ocean that is west of Africa is-
What is the Indian Ocean.
400
Mali is located in the ______________ part of the continent.
What is Western.
400
This important natural resource kept food from spoiling and was used to make medicine.
What is salt.
400
What is the now-common item that was once very valuable and helped to make Mali a rich nation called?
What is salt.
400
Mali was a wealthy nation because it traded _____ for _____.
What is salt for gold.
400
Compare the locations of Greece, Rome, and Mali
Greece and Rome are in Europe. Mali is in Africa. Mali is a desert. Greece and Rome are surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea.
500
What city was known as the "City of Learning"?
What is Timbuktu?
500
The city of Timbuktu had many great....
What are universities.
500
Mali traded gold for salt. What is another word for trading?
bartering
500
Who was the king that helped make Mali such a rich and successful nation?
Who is Mansa Musa.
500
Compare the government of Greece, Rome, and Mali
Greece had a direct democracy, Rome had a representative democracy, and Mali had kings.
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