Mali Empire

King Sundiata founded the Mali Empire and his name means what?

• crouching tiger

• hungering lion

• feasting lion

• pouncing tiger

Mansa Musa ruled the empire for how many years?

• 30

• 25

• 20

• 15

Mansa Musa made a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in which modern day country?

• Saudi Arabia

• Ethiopia

• Afghanistan

• Iraq

Where did Mansa Musa leave so much gold that it lost its value?

• Ghana

• China

• Mesopotamia

• Cairo, Egypt

Mansa Musa brought back Muslim scholars to teach basic beliefs of which religion?

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Islam

• Buddhism

Mansa Musa had a new palace built in which city?

• Cairo

• Timbuktu

• Mecca

• Nairobi

What is the capital of the kingdom of Mali?

• Meroe

• Timbuktu

• Cairo

• Niani

Why did the Mali empire begin to decline?

• They ran out of gold.

• Mansa Musa died.

• Disease overtook the people.

• The kingdom was flooded.

Which empire replaced the Mali Empire?

• Songhai

• Ghana

• Nubia

• Kush

Where was the Mali Empire located?

• southern Europe

• South Africa

• West Africa

• south of Egypt