Ancient Mali Test Practice

The Empire of Mali had-

• peninsulas and fishermen

• grasslands and miners

• oceans and shipbuilders

• woodlands and bronze

Which natural resource was often traded for salt?

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How do we know about Mali's History?

• Books from Timbuktu

• Journals kept by Columbus

• Trade records found in the Sahara

• Stories handed down by storytellers

Which picture above shows the physical characteristics of the empire of Mali?

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Which desert did caravans cross to reach the gold mines of West Africa?

• Sahara

• Kalahari

• Egyptian

• Gobi

Someone wrote, "Dear Diary, Today I visited an important city in Mali with a HUGE Library!" What city was the person writing about in this diary entry?

• Rome

• Cairo

• Timbuktu

• Athens

On which continent is Mali located?

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What did MAli trade to become a wealthy empire?

• camels and bronze

• fish and water

• silk and tools

• gold and salt

Which describes the government of Mali?

• it was a dynasty

• it was ruled by kings

• it was a direct democracy

• it was a representative democracy

At the beginning of its culture, the West African empire of Mali was located-

• in southern Asia

• all the way to the Pacific Ocean

• by a river in west Africa

• along the banks of the mighty Nile