Muslim Scholarship in Tombouctou/ Legacy of the Empires
Final Jeopardy
100
This city was a center of the gold - salt trade. It was controlled by a nomadic people called the Tuareg
What is Tombouctou?
100
Tombouctou is center of formal study and learning which is also known by this term.
What is scholarship?
100
Mali traded this for salt, cloth, books and copper.
What is gold?
100
These people are professional storytellers and oral historians who are the keepers of West African history.
What are griots?
100
In 1464, Ali Ber became king of Songhai taking the title sunni. What does Ali Ber mean?
"Ali the Great"
200
The Quran was written in this language, as well as Songhai's laws.
What is Arabic?
200
This is a large group that travels together.
What is a caravan?
200
After this country fell, the small kingdoms it once ruled competed for power.
What is Ghana
200
This is also known as an influence from the past
What is a legacy?
300
Moroccan forces overpowered Songhai warriors using this.
What are guns?
300
This person was a great traveler who lived in Morocco and spent many months in Mali.
Who is Ibn Battuta?
300
These people could serve in government on certain occasions.
Who are women?
300
This language was and still is the language of scholarship for millions of people throughout the Muslim world.
What is Arabic?
400
This person became King of Songhai in 1464, taking the title Sunni.
Who is Ali Ber?
400
This person was an emperor from 1312-1337 and ruled Mali during its most prosperous period
Who is Mansa Musa?
400
The rebellion to Samanguru in 1230 led to the rise of a new empire in Mali, led by this man.
Who is Sundiata
400
Markets and what else remain key parts of the African economy?
What is farming?
500
This system was established by Muhammad and it helped ensure the wealth of the empire.
What are Weights and Measures?
500
A famous poet, scholar, and architect that Mansa Musa brought back from his hajj was this person
Who was As - Saheli?
500
This ruler came into power in 1203.
Who is Sumanguru
500
An old saying from West Africa tells us, "Salt comes from the north, gold from the south, and silver from the country of the white men, but the Word of God and the treasures of what are only to be found in Tombouctou.