Kingdom of Mali

An important trade route and center of learning in West Africa was the city of ...

• Timbuktu
• Ghana
• Mali

Mansa Musa is known in history as the...

• king of the world.
• most brutal ruler of an empire.
• richest man to ever live.

Which 2 natural resources helped grow the wealth of the West African kingdoms?

• coal
• gold
• salt
• wheat
• water

What natural resource in West Africa was valued as much as gold?

• Salt
• Iron
• Ivory
• Kola nuts

The West African ruler who was most responsible for spreading Islam was

• Mehmed II
• Mansa Musa
• Sunni Ali
• Askia the Great

What led to the fall of Mali?

• Poor leadership after Mansa Musa's death.
• The Sahara Desert ran out of salt.
• The Almoravids invaded and conquered Mali.

Which city became an important trading city of the Mali Empire?

• Medina
• Timbuktu
• Mecca
• Cairo

Why did people need salt?

• protection from desert heat
• diets
• preserve food
• made food taste better

TRUE or FALSE: Salt could be used as money.

• True
• False

This means king of kings

• Mansa

• Pharaoh

• Emperor

• Supreme leader