SOL 3.2 West Africa Mali

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SOL 3.2West Africa Mali

• By, Jennifer Sagendorf
• ITRT Suffolk Public Schools

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Mali Madness
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Question 1

• How do we know about Malis history?

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• Oral accounts from the storytellers

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Question 2

• Who ruled Mali?

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• Rich and powerful
• kings

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Question 3

• Was Mali a wealthy trading empire before or after
  Columbus sailed to America?

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• Before

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Question 4

• How did storytellers pass on their traditions and
  stories?

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• They passed from one generation to the next
  orally.

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Question 5

• Who controlled trade in West Africa?

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• The kings of Mali

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Question 6

• What was one of the largest and wealthiest
  empires in West Africa?

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• Mali

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Question 7

• What was salt used for by the desert people?

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• Salt was used for health and food preservation.

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Question 8

• What did miners find in West Africa?

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• Gold

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Question 9

• What was traded for gold?

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• Salt

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Question 10

• What were the trade routes that Mali was located
  between?

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• Between the sources of salt in the Sahara Desert
  and the gold regions/mines of West Africa

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Question 11

• What was the name of an important city in Mali?

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• Timbuktu

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Question 12

• Why was Timbuktu important?

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• It had a famous university with a large library
  containing Greek and Roman books.