The Rise of Mali

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The Rise of Mali

• A power-point presentation by Jake Kelsoe, Andy
  Rusinek, and Trevor

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The past of Mali

• Mali was previously owned by a king
• who treated the people of Mali badly.
• So, when Sundiata reached his
• adulthood he built an army and won his
• countries independence.

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In the beginning.

• First emperor Sundiata
• Sundiata was son of prev. king
• Sundiata conquered neighbooring cities

This is the range of Malis empire
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Some improvements in Mali

• Sundiata took over trades of salt/gold
• Introduced new crop, cotton
• Worked to improve agriculture in Mali
• Cleared lands to so that could farm
  onions/beans/rice

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To help feed his people

• He would.
• Force soldiers to farm in the fields
• Force conquered people to farm

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Consolidation of Power

• Mali quickly grew
• Defeated local rulers/claimed rights
• Took name mansa from a local ruler
• Sundiata mansa

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The death of Mansas

• Sundiata died in 1255
• His son took over for him as soon as he died.
• His son was a Muslim, and so were the later
  rulers
• Mansa Musa took the title of Mansas from his
  father

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Religious and Political roles

• Religious Roles
• Mansas gained religious power by taking this
  title
• He brought the mansa out of tradition
• According to the mansa tradition, if you kept in
  touch with your ancestors, then you were able to
  keep in touch with the ancient spirits

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Political Roles

• Performed duties
• Controlled salt/gold trade
• Spread farming land