Kingdom of Mali

1. Which map highlights the Empire of Mali?

• A-Located in Western Africa south along the Niger River and extended all the way to the Atlantic Ocean in the West.
• B-Located just south of the Sahara Desert and is mostly savanna grasslands.
• C- Located in Western Africa along the upper Niger River.

2. Mali's wealth came from what resource?

• salt
• oil
• gold

3. Who was Mali's first great leader who brought the empire into a time of peace and property and was referred to as "The Lion King?"

• Sundiata
• Nero
• Augustus

4. The word "Mansa" means

• President
• Emperor
• Supreme ruler

5. Which of the following does not apply to Mansa Musa's rule?

• Mali kept control of the gold and salt trade.
• Mali's Empire became twice the size as it was during the Ghana Empire.
• The Mali Empire was divided into provinces and a governor was appointed to rule the area.
• The capital of Mali was Accra.
• Isalm became the main religion of Mali Empire.

6. A devout Muslim, Mansu Musa went on hajj to what city, which is the birthplace of the prophet Muhammad?

• Gao
• Mecca
• Cape Town

7. After his hajj, Mansa Musa built mosques in what two cities which became Islamic centers of learning? (2 points )

• Timbuktu
• Johannesburg
• Cairo
• Gao

8. _______________, a devout Muslim was called "the greatest traveler of all time." He visited most of the countries in the Islamic world.

• Sundiata
• Mansa Musa
• Ibn Battuta

9. What is the name of the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God?

• Qur ' an
• Torah
• Triptak

10. Check all boxes that apply to the reasons why the Empire of Mali was weakened. (2 points)

• Lack of good leaders
• Gold traded shifted and developed elsewhere
• Civil War