Mali

Timbuktu was

• a city in Mali

• a river near Mali

• a major center for trade, wealth and learning

• Mansa Musa's wife

How were Ghana and Mali most alike?

• both were powerful through trade close to the Niger River

• both were started by the Berbers

• both gained tributes from nearby neighbors

• both focused on Islam as their religion

Why did the Mali empire begin to decline?

• They ran out of gold.

• Mansa Musa died.

• Disease overtook the people.

• The kingdom was flooded.

How were the Mali Empire and the Ghana Empire similar?

• Both empires grew wealthy from gold trade routes

• Both empires grew wealthy from crop trade routes

• Both empires grew wealthy from cloth trade routes

• Both empires grew wealthy from salt trade routes

This king of Mali was best known for his pilgrimage to Mecca and the amount of gold he gifted.

• Mansa Khalifa

• Mansa Musa

• Mansa Sakura

• Sundiata Keita

Controlling trade of which of the following two items made Mali very wealthy?

• Copper and Silver

• Gold and Silver

• Gold and Salt

• Silver and Salt

This person founded Mali and captured the capital of Ghana -Koumbi Saleh

• Almoravids

• Sundiata

• Mansa Musa

• Berbers

What showed cultural blending in West Africa?

• people worshiped their ancestors

• many became Muslims

• Islam blended with their old traditions

• all of the above

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

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Islam

• Buddhism

Which empire replaced the Mali Empire?

• Songhai

• Ghana

• Nubia

• Kush