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SS - Unit 2 Chp. 2
The Mali Empire
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What is similar about the Ghana and the Mali Empire (#1) | Like the Ghana Empire, the Mali Empire both used gold and salt trades to get wealthy. (#1) |
| What is similar about the Ghana and the Mali Empire (#2) | Like the Ghana Empire, Mali Empire also participated in slave trade. (#2) |
| Who was the FIRST ruler of the Mali Empire? | Sundiata Keita |
| What did Sundiata do for his empire? (#1) | Sundiata defeated the Susu king and created the Mali Empire (#1) |
| What did Sundiata do for his empire? (#2) | Sundiata took over the gold mines that were from the Ghana Empire. (#2) |
| What did Sundiata do for his empire? (#3) | Sundiata created a central government that brought peace and order to the empire. (#3) |
| What did Sundiata assign each family? What did it become? | Sundiata assigned occupations (jobs) for each family. This became the new social organization of the Mali Empire |
| What did the top of the hierarchy look like in the Mali Empire? (#1) | At the top of the hierarchy (social class) was the ruling class: warriors, traders, and clergy. (#1) |
| What did the middle of the hierarchy look like in the Mali Empire? (#2) | In the middle were working class: blacksmiths, griots, storytellers, |
| What did the bottom of the hierarchy look like in the Mali Empire? (#3) | In the bottom were the enslaved people: they worked for families in the Mali Empire (#3) |
| Which city became the center of trade during the Mali Empire? | Timbuktu |
| How did Timbuktu help the grow the Mali Empire (#1)? | Timbuktu bordered the Sahara so it benefitted off the trans-Saharan trade. (#1) |
| How did Timbuktu help the grow the Mali Empire (#2)? | Goods that came through Timbuktu were taxed by the Mali Empire, making profit for the empire. (#2) |
| How did Timbuktu help the grow the Mali Empire (#3)? | Timbuktu was near the Niger River, which made it easy to access inland areas, like traders bringing goods from North Africa. (#3) |
| Who was the NEXT leader of the Mali Empire? | Mansa Musa |
| How did Mansa Musa contribute to the growth of the Mali Empire? (#1) | Mansa Musa doubled the size of the empire (#1) |
| How did Mansa Musa contribute to the growth of the Mali Empire? (#2) | Mansa Musa became one of the richest people in the world, and growing his empire (#2) |
| How did Mansa Musa contribute to the growth of the Mali Empire? (#3) | Mansa Musa gained popularity and interest, from Africa, Asia, and Europe, on his pilgrimage to Mecca with his entourage = more people wanted to come trade with the "rich guy" (#3) |
| How did Mansa Musa contribute to the growth of the Mali Empire? (#4) | Mansa Musa "legacies" in several different cities, spreading Islam, and aiming to bring the Islamic golden age to the Mali Empire. (#4) |
| What led to the Mali Empire's decline? (#1) | Internal power struggles weakened the empire's rulers (#1) |
| What led to the Mali Empire's decline? (#2) | Rival Kingdoms began to expand and gained control of trade routes (#2) |
| What led to the Mali Empire's decline? (#3) | Portuguese merchant ships were had competition with the trans-Saharan trade (#3) |
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