LORENZ - Contributions of Ancient Mali

On what continent was the empire of Mali located?

• Australia

• AfrIca

• Asia

• Europe

Using the map, select the number of the continent where the empire of Mali was located.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The location of Mali was important to its people because it was ___________________.

• on the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Rome

• on the trade routes between the salt mines and the gold mines

• on the Nile River where there was rich soil

• between the grape vineyards and the terraced hillsides

In order to reach the gold mines of West Africa, caravans crossed the ________________.

• Nile River

• Huang He River

• Sahara Desert

• Gobi Desert

The West African empire of Mali was ruled by a ________________.

• pharaoh

• king

• president

• governor

The traditions and stories from Mali were passed from one generation to the next by the ____________________.

• king

• miner

• farmer

• storyteller

Why was Mali one of the largest and wealthiest empires in the West African region?

• Mali conquered other countries.

• Mali was an important trade center.

• The people of Mali were good at storytelling.

• The people of Mali were highly educated.

What natural resource was important to people of the empire of Mali?

• coal

• wood

• salt

• fish

What was an important city in Mali?

• Rome

• Richmond

• Tiimbuktu

• Cairo

Who was responsible for passing history down from generation to generation?

• scribes

• newspaper reporters

• griots (storytellers)

• caravans