Ancient Mali

Geography

100

What continent was Ancient Mali located on?

Africa

200

Important City in Ancient Mali

Timbuktu

300

Describe the land of Ancient Mali

deserts, grasslands, the Niger River

400

What desert was located to the north of Ancient Mali?

Sahara Desert

500

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

Niger River

Government

100

What kind of government did Ancient Mali have?

A king ruled the land and made all the laws

200

Storytellers of Ancient Mali

griots

300

What did the griots do to preserve the history of Ancient Mali?

They told stories for hundreds of years

400

What was the name of the first King in Ancient Mali? (He was also known as the Lion King)

King Sundiata

500

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

Mansa Musa

Economics

100

What was the main source of income for the people of Mali?

trading

200

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

Salt

300

What are two things the people of Mali specialized in?

Answers will vary

400

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

gold, salt.

500

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

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