Slavery and the Fall of Mali

Which of these jobs could a slave in Mali hold?

• Court advisor.

• Salt mine worker.

• Soldier.

True or False: The Mali Empire did NOT attack its neighbors to acquire slaves.

• True.

• False.

What is an indentured servant?

• It's another name for a slave.

• Someone who sells their labor for a certain time period.

• Someone who used to be a slave but who has been freed.

What West African empire appeared in the 1400s to challenge the Mali Empire?

• The Ghana Empire

• The Zimbabwe Confederation

• The Songhai Empire

Why was the Songhai Empire such a threat to the Mali Empire?

• They used guns, which Mali had never seen before.

• They controlled the Trans-Saharan trade routes.

• They used boats for their soldiers!

When the Trans-Saharan Trade was cut off, who did Mali start to trade with more?

• The Portuguese

• The Moroccans

• Local barons and rulers

Why were Europeans so eager to buy slaves?

• They liked being cruel to dark-skinned people.

• They needed to replace the people in their countries who had been killed.

• They needed workers for sugar and tobacco plantations in the Caribbean and Americas.

Which of these are long term effects of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade?

• Racism.

• Better technology.

• Inequality.

• African depopulation.

What was it like working on a sugar plantation?

• Sometimes fun.

• Dangerous.

• A little too easy.