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Mansas
100
the continent that Mali is located in
What is Africa?
100
workers who dug for gold where called this
What are miners?
100
mineral used to preserve food
What is salt?
100
a word meaning "to trade without money"
What is barter?
100
another word for a "mansa"
What is a king?
200
the desert located in the northern part of Mali
What is Sahara desert?
200
name two of the three workers in Mali that we learned
What are farmers, miners, or traders?
200
Miners are a ______ resource
What is a human resource?
200
Muslim's place of worship
What is a mosque?
200
Mansa Musa was seen as a kind Mansa because he did this
What is giving gold to the poor?
300
the name of the land in Africa with grassy plains
What is the savanna?
300
these people shared history and traditions through storytelling
What is a griot?
300
Salt is a _____ resource.
What is a natural resource?
300
a word meaning "to keep something from spoiling"
What is preserve?
300
this leader turned Timbuktu into a place of learning
Who is Mansa Musa?
400
city in Mali that became a center of trade
What is Timbuktu?
400
a griot's "djembe" is known as what instrument
What is a drum?
400
2 natural resources mined in Mali
What is salt and gold?
400
a word meaning "to bring water to"
What is irrigate?
400
Mansas made the empire of Mali rich by doing this
What is controlling trade/taxes?
500
the people of Mali did this in order to change their land and grow crops
What is irrigate the land?
500
Name 3 jobs of a griot
What are teaching princes, helping rulers solve problems, starting new celebrations, reciting poetry, and storytelling?
500
2 foods grown in Mali
What is millet, beans, grains, peanuts, and rice?
500
a place where a spring gives a source of water
What is oasis?
500
the leader that was known for conquering many lands
Who is Sundiata?