Mali Study Guide Test on __________________

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Mali Study Guide Test on __________________ Geogr
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Trading Routes
Ancient Mali
Modern Mali
Africa
Most of Mali is a hot, sandy, rocky desert. The
Niger River runs through Mali. Mali is
landlocked it doesnt touch an ocean. Gold was
located to the south of Mali. Salt was located
to the north of Mali. The people adapted to
their environment by being farmers, miners and
traders.
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Economics Salt and gold were traded. Mali was at
the center of the trade routes where salt and
gold were traded. The trading cities were
located on the Niger River. Mali was a wealthy
empire because of this trading. The trading was
an example of economic specialization, economic
interdependence and supplying goods and services.
Economic specialization means focusing on making
one product or providing one service. Economic
interdependence means depending on others to
provide goods and services. Griots A griot was
a historian (a keeper of history). Griots kept
history and family records with stories and songs
because there was no written language before
Mansa Musa. Men and women could be
griots. Sundiata Sundiata was the first king of
Mali. He is most famous for uniting and
enlarging Mali. He was called a lion as a child
because he crawled rather than walked because his
legs were weak. He was called the lion king as
an adult because he was a strong king. Sundiata
was a follower of Islam.
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Mansa Musa Mansa Musa was another great king of
Mali. He was the grandson of Sundiata. He was a
follower of Islam. Mansa Musa made a hajj to
Mecca. He is best know for putting Mali on the
map people knew about the country of Mali after
he made the hajj to Mecca. Mansa Musa started
universities and built mosques in Timbuktu making
the former trading center a center for worship
and learning. Architecture Buildings in Mali
were made of mud because they had a lot of mud
and not much wood. The churches in Mali were
called mosques. They were very large and were
made of mud. The sticks on the mosques were used
like ladders. People climbed up the sticks after
every rainy season to put another layer of mud on
the mosques. Remember you can take a practice
quiz online. Go to PFES website Third Grade Quiz
Lab Click on parent and student login. Click on
single class. Classword is pfisbest. Your
password is your first name and last initial
unless I have given you different information.
Click on current assignments. Look for the Mali
quiz.