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sol 3.2 history
sol 3.2 history - West Africa - Mali
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mali | country located in the western region of the continent of Africa |
| Caravan | group of people traveling together |
| Desert | a dry, often sandy area where hardly any plants grow because there is so little rain |
| Griot | a storyteller in the oral tradition |
| King | a man from a royal family who is the ruler of his country or empire |
| Mansa Musa | the king of Mali from 1307 until 1337 A.D. During his reign the wealth, size and power of Mali grew to make Mali the most wealthy and powerful in Africa |
| oral history | the history of a people that is spoken rather than written |
| Storyteller | a person who retells orally the history of people , a person who makes up tales to entertain or to teach people |
| Sundiata | the first king to unite the country of Mali. He was called the "Lion King." He began his rule in 1235 A.D. |
| Timbuktu | the most important city in Mali. It was a center of learning for Muslims with three universities. It was the largest trading center in Mali. |
| trade route | in Mali, the route (or path) that camel caravans took from the deserts in the north with salt, copper, cloth, books and cowrie shells and traders took from the forests in the south gold, kola nuts, ivory and slaves |
| PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS of the Empire of Mali | *located in West Africa *near rivers *desert-like conditions *gold mines |
| HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS of the Empire of Mali | *farmers, miners, and traders |
| WAYS THEY ADAPTED TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT: | *salt was an important natural resource for people in the desert *salt was traded for gold |
| Africa was the home to several great empires. One of the most prosperous was the empire of Mali. | |
| The kings of Mali were rich and powerful men who controlled trade in West Africa. Mali became one of the largest and wealthiest empires in the region and was an important trade center. | |
| Mali lay across the trade routes between the sources of salt in the Sahara Desert and the gold region/miners of West Africa. | For the people of the desert, salt was a natural resource. People used salt for their health and for preserving foods. Miners found gold in Western Africa. Therefore, salt was traded for gold. |
| Timbuktu was an important city in Mali. It had a famous university with a large library containing Greek and Roman books. |
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