People of Mali
Contributions
Geography
Vocabulary
100

The rulers of Mali are called____

Kings

100

Mali's university __________ had _____ from Rome and Greece

library 

books

100

Mali is located on the continent of _________

Africa

100

Important city in ancient Mali known for its famous university and large library

Timbuktu

200

Two most famous Kings of Mali ___________ and ______

Sundiata and Mansa Musa

200

Capital resource from Mali is ____

library

200

Mali was great for trade because of ____________ and ________

location and resources

200

Natural resource that kept food from spoiling and used to make medicine

Salt

300

Salt was used for: __________ and ________

Health and Food preservation

300

The major river in Mali is_____

Niger River

300

Natural resource from Mali

Salt and gold

300

The process of concentration on or becoming an expert in a particular area

Specialization

400

Kings became wealthy and powerful men by: ______

Citizens to pay taxes of gold to them 

400

Human resources from Mali

Miners

400

Group of people traveling together

Caravan

500

What is not a way the people of ancient Mali adapted to environment?

a) mined for gold

b) created terraces for farming

c) traded gold from salt from Sahara Desert

d) traded across Mediterranean Sea

b) created terraces for farming

500

What physical characteristic can be found in Mali? 

Desert


Sahara Desert

500

storyteller of oral tradition

Griots