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Daily Life
Men were merchants , farmers , and miners. Boys
went to school to learn how to read in Arabic and
memorize the Koran . Girls and women did the
housework .
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Agriculture
The land in ancient Mali was desert - like .
People grew peanuts , cotton , and grain .

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Government
Info hereAncient Mali was ruled by kings
called mansas . Some were Mansa Musa and
Sundiata . The empire of Mali was started when
Sundiata defeated Sumanguru .
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Geography
The kingdom of Mali was located in west Africa ,
between Mauritania and Niger . An important river
was the Niger River .

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Trading
An important city in ancient Mali was Timbuktu .
There were many markets in Mali . Merchants
traded salt , gold , leather , and cloth .

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