Mansa Musa's Millions
Historians estimate Mansa Musa’s personal net worth was around what?
400 Billion
While on his hajj, Mansa Musa stopped in this city, causing massive inflation due to his extravagant spending.
Cairo
This city, known as a major trade center, was among the three empires that spanned the Niger River region
Gao
Professional storytellers, poets, and musicians who preserved West African history and genealogy.
griots
Sundiata is said to have conquered this rival leader at the Battle of Kirina
Sumanguru
Mansa Musa was the 14th-century emperor of this West African empire, which reached its peak under his rule?
Mali empire
his precious, white mineral was brought from the North by caravans and was valued equally to gold.
gold?
This major West African river, the third longest on the continent, was the lifeline for agriculture and transportation in the Mali Empire.
Niger river
This proverb describes the death of a griot, highlighting their importance.
"a library burns"
Sundiata spent his youth in exile in this kingdom after being forced away from his home in Niani.
Mema
Mansa Musa’s son and successor to the throne, as recorded in Malian history.
Maghan I?
Mansa Musa gave away so much of this, that its value decreased in Cairo for over a decade.
gold
This city, which became a famous center of Islamic learning and trade, was located near the northern bend of the Niger River.
Timbuktu
A popular stringed instrument traditionally played by griots to accompany their stories.
Kora
Sundiata established this city as the capital of his new empire.
Niani
Mansa Musa's wealth was built on controlling the production and trade of these two main natural resources.
gold and salt
his city became a major hub of learning and trade, where thousands of books were sold.
Timbuktu
The Mali Empire’s territory extended from the Atlantic coast in the west to this modern-day country in the east.
Niger
Griots functioned as these, storing complex histories and genealogies.
"living libraries"
he epic of Sundiata begins with the griot doing this to show the importance of the oral tradition.
singing/telling history
Though he was a devout Muslim, this word means "king" or "ruler" in the local Mandinka language.
Mansa
This West African empire that preceded Mali also built its wealth on the gold trade.
the Ghana empire
The Mali Empire expanded to control trade routes between the Sahara Desert and this southern ecological zone, which provided gold.
savannahs/forests
Known as the "Lion Prince" and subject of the most famous epic told by griots.
Sundiata Keita
his 1235 battle is crucial because it established the dominance of the Malinke people and united the region under Sundiata.
Battle of Kirina