The Empire of Mali
Introduced Mali to the world
Mansa Musa
Musa was a devout
Muslim
African storytellers
Griots
Two reasons Musa was considered a great leader
Humble and contributed to his people and area
The Nok had this important period
Iron Age
Ghana and Mali built their wealth on this
Gold
Encouraged the city of Timbuktu to develop as a center for this
Islamic learning
Griots are treated this way in Africa
Like Rock Stars
Main reason for his wealth
Controlled all the Gold in Mali
First great trading state in West Africa
Ghana
Mali had effective
Leaders
This happened in Mali after Musa ruled
Weak leaders led to the Berbers overtaking Timbuktu
the story that told of the lion king
An epic of Old Mali
He was a descendent of this king
Sundiata Keita
Capital of Ghana
Koumbi-Saleh
Much of Mali was this type of grassland
Savanna
This kingdom eventually surpassed Mali in size and splendor
Songhai
They brought the first writing system to Africa
Mulims
Mali's population grew to about this number under his rule
40 Million
Goods other than gold and salt traded in Ghana name three
Textiles, weapons, horses, and bananas
He brought peace and tolerance to Mali and founded the mighty empire
Sundiata Keita
Other than gold this is what mad Musa wealthy
The instrument that has 21 strings in Africa is called this
Kora
He oversaw the construction of this the oldest one in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Great Mosque
Spell and name the two cities that were great learning and centers for muslim art in West Africa
D-j-e-n-n-e
T-i-m-b-u-k-t-u