Ancient Mali

Storytellers from Ancient Mali are known as

• Narrators

• Griots

• Poets

• Actors

In Ancient Mali, salt was used to

• Polish gold

• Clean water

• Make bricks

• Preserve food

Our information about Ancient Mali comes mostly from

• Books written by Sundiata

• Oral stories handed down from storytellers

• Paintings drawn in desert caves

• Letters written by African gold traders

Mali was ruled by

• Rich and powerful Kings

• A president

• Wealthy gold traders

• Citizen voters

The Ancient Mali city of _______________ had libraries and universities.

• Rome

• Egypt

• Timbuktu

• Niger

The people of Ancient Mali valued _____________ and ____________ as natural resources that they could use and trade.

• Sand and salt

• Gold and wood

• Salt and fish

• Salt and Gold

Timbuktu was known for ________________

• Libraries, universities and being a center of trade

• Excellent fishing and pottery.

• Architecture and writing.

• Being a center of trade and art work.

How did the people of Mali get the things they needed but did not have?

• They built a Great Wall.

• They created trade routes between the Sahara Desert and the mines of West Africa.

• They sailed to Greece to get the things they needed.

• They fished for food.

Which of the following choices is an example of a human resource in ancient Mali?

• Pyramid builder

• Silk cloth maker

• Ship builder

• Miner

What words described the kings of Ancient Mali?

• Weak and small

• Did not influence trade

• Wealthy and powerful

• Didn't control trade