Origins
Gold & Salt
Mansa Musa
Scholarship
Downfall
100

The empire Mali replaced after the 12th century.

the Ghana Empire

100

Mali produced 50% of the world's supply of this.  

What is gold

100

His famous 1324 journey to Mecca.

 What is Hajj?

100

Estimated manuscripts in Timbuktu.

What is 700,000  

100

The empire that conquered Mali in 1468.

What is Songhai?

200

The 1235 battle where Sundiata seized power.

What is Kirina

200

Salt from this mine traded 1:1 with gold.

What is Taghaza

200

Number of people in his travel party.

 What is 60,000

200

Sankore's European nickname.

What is "Oxford of the Sahara"  

200

A weapon that gave Moroccans an edge.

What are firearms

300

 Mali's first capital is near this modern border.

What is Guinea-Mali

300

Each camel carried this much salt.

 What is 300 lbs

300

City where his gold spending crashed markets.  

What is Cairo

300

Famous historical text from Timbuktu.

 What is Tarikh al-Sudan

300

Trade route rendered obsolete by Europeans.

What is Trans-Saharan  

400

Sundiata's groundbreaking document.

What is Manden Charter

400

Two luxury goods Mali imported.

 What are silk and spices

400

 The Timbuktu mosque he commissioned.

What is Djinguereber

400

Three subjects studied (name 2).

What are astronomy/medicine/law

400

Weak rulers after this man sped the decline.

Who is Mansa Musa?

500

The ethnic group is dominant in Mali's leadership.

 Who are the Mandinka

500

This animal powered Trans-Saharan trade.

What are camels

500

University he funded.

What is Sankore

500

Students at Sankore's peak.  

What is 25,000

500

 Year of the final Moroccan invasion.

What is 1591?