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People of Mali
Physical Characteristics
Decline of Mali
Vocab
Mali Facts
100
First leader of Mali
What is Sundiata
100
Mali is located in which continent
What is Africa
100
Name one reason the Empire of Mali declined
Teacher will decide
100
West African story tellers are called
What is Griots
100
2 of Mali's most important natural resources are
What is Gold and salt
200
People who practice Islam
What is Muslim
200
A strip of land that divides the desert from wetter lands
What is Sahel
200
When people in the empire broke away from Mali, is also known as...
What is Internal Rebellion
200
Stories of the past, passed down from generation to generation is
What is oral history
200
They used these animals to cross the desert for trade
What is camels
300
Name 2 to 3 jobs the people of Mali had
What is Traders, miners, and farmers
300
Name of the desert traders had to cross, located North of Mali
What is Sahara
300
Invaders burned down this city
What is Timbuktu
300
A household that includes parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins is called
What is an extended family
300
Mansa Musa built _________ and ________ in Timbuktu to spread Islam
What is mosques and schools
400
The richest king, who made Mali famous
What is Mansa Musa
400
City in Mali known to be the center for education, trade, and religion
What is Timbuktu
400
The invaders that burnt down Timbuktu were called
What is Turegs
400
The belief that nature and animals have spirits
What is animism
400
The trip Mansa Musa took that made Mali famous
What is a Hajj
500
Leaders in Mali were known as
What is Mansas
500
The river that was important for trade
What is Niger River
500
Name the four major reasons the Empire of Mali declined
Weak leaders, Empire too large to control, Internal Rebellion, Invaders attacked Mali
500
Kings made people pay this to them
What is taxes
500
The king who ruled Mali at it's peak.
What is Mansa Musa