Mali Review

West African Empire that gained power as Ghana collapsed

• Songhai

• Timbuktu

• Mali

• Gao

Founder of the Mali Empire

• Sundiate Keita

• Sunni Ali

• Mansa Musa

• Mecca

Main religion of Mali

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Hinduism

• Islam

Most famous ruler of Mali

• Sundiata Keita

• Mansa Musa

• Timbuktu

• Sunni Ali

Important city of learning and culture in the Mali Empire

• Cairo

• Mecca

• Timbuktu

• Ghana

Holy book of Islam

• Torah

• Koran

• Bible

• Analects

Mali leader known as the "Lion King" or "Lion Prince"

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiate Keita

• Kente

• Gao

Who invaded Ghana and weakened the empire?

• Muslims

• Christians

• Egyptians

• Europeans

How did Ghana gain wealth?

• By conquering the gold mines

• By controlling the salt and gold trade

• By conquering neighboring kingdoms

• By controlling the slave trade

What was the first major empire of West Africa?

• Mali

• Songhai

• Egypt

• Ghana