Mali

Which country was NOT part of the Mali Empire?

• Gambia

• Senegal

• Chad

• Niger

Most people in the Mali Empire were successful…

• Muslims.

• camel traders.

• engineers.

• farmers and herders.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Who ruled first?

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata

• Mansa Musa's grandfather

• Mansa Musa's son

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

The rulers after Mansa Musa were _________ as he was.

• as good

• not as good

• as corrupt

• as powerful

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which of the following is a correct sequence of events of the Mali Empire?

• Mansa Musa became king, travelled to Mecca, then brought an architect to Mali to design mosques.

• Sundiata expanded the empire, converted the people to Islam, then left his empire to Mansa Musa.

• Mansa Musa travelled to Mecca, took over the Mali Empire, then lost it to the Songhai.

• Sundiata became king, travelled in a caravan, and built Timbuktu into a centre of learning.

The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

Most people in the Mali Empire were successful farmers and herders ______ prospered through trade within Africa and beyond.

• but

• though

• and

• or

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Answer the following question based on the sentence below.

Mansa Musa expanded his empire east through the trading city of Timbuktu, which became a centre for learning under his rule.

In the sentence, the word Timbuktu best answers which question?

• Who?

• What?

• When?

• Where?

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5