Ancient Mali Review

The People of Ancient Mali were ruled by _____?

• A king

• A pharaoh

• A president

• A republic

Mali is on which continent?

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

• North America

The people of Mali would trade gold for what resource?

• Coal

• Salt

• Copper

• Diamonds

The traders of mali used camel caravans to cross what major land feature?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Pacific Ocean

• Amazon Rainforest

• Sahara Desert

Why was mali’s location so important?

• Because it was on the Mediterranean Sea near Greece and Rome

• Because it was on the Nile River with rich soil

• Because it was on the trade routes for salt and gold mines

• Because it was between the hillsides and grape vineyards

The traditions and Stories were passed from one generation to the next by _____?

• Storytellers

• Miners

• Farmers

• Kings

______ was an important city with a library and a university.

• Rome

• Greece

• Timbuktu

• China

How did ancient mali get to be so large and wealthy?

• They conquered other countries

• They were a major trading center

• They were good at telling stories

• They were very smart

What is one job that the people of mali had?

• shipbuilders

• miners

• fisherman

• chefs

What were the storytellers of mali known as?

• Griots

• Kings

• Fisherman

• Henry