"Mali: Land of Gold & Glory" by Joy Masoff

A teller of stories and a singer of history is called a:

• King

• Griot

• Mande

• Emperor

What type of instrument does a griot play?

• Clarinet

• Harmonica

• Kora

• Drum

Mali is in an area called?

• Europe

• United States

• Savannah

• Sahel

___________ desert is covers more than 3.5 million square miles(the size of the United States)

• Gobi

• Sahara

• Mohave

• Artic

Mali's main waterway today is the ______________

• The Great Lakes

• Yellow River

• Niger River

• Pacific Ocean

Mali had something everyone wanted and needed what was it?

• Gold and Silver

• Coal and Oil

• Salt and Gold

• Salt and Pepper

Why was salt so valuable to the people of Mali?

• to fertilize their crops

• to wash their clothes in

• to build houses

• Preserve their Food

Camels that were loaded down with treasures such as: silk, furs, rare birds....anything and everything to trade for gold and salt were called:

• mandes

• mansas

• caravans

• deltas

Who was the greatest of all the kings of Mali?

• Mansa Wali

• Mansa Musa

• Soso

• Sumanguru

What were mosques(MOSKS) ?

• a bank

• Ladders

• bamako

• Places for Muslim Prayer