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West Africa Mali
By, Jennifer SagendorfITRT – Suffolk Public
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Question 1
How do we know about
Mali’s history?
Oral accounts from the
storytellers
Question 2
Who ruled Mali?
Rich and powerful
kings
Question 3
Was Mali a wealthy trading empire before
or after Columbus sailed
to America?
Before
Question 4
How did storytellers pass
on their traditions and
stories?
They passed from one
generation to the next orally.
Question 5
Who controlled
trade in West Africa?
The kings of Mali
Question 6
What was one of the largest and wealthiest
empires in West Africa?
Mali
Question 7
What was salt used for by the desert
people?
Salt was used for health and
food preservation.
Question 8
What did miners find in West Africa?
Gold
Question 9
What was traded for
gold?
Salt
Question 10
What were the trade routes that Mali was located
between?
Between the sources of salt in the Sahara
Desert and the gold
regions/mines of West Africa
Question 11
What was the name of an important
city in Mali?
Timbuktu
Question 12
Why was Timbuktu
important?
It had a famous university with a
large library containing Greek and
Roman books.
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