The kingdom of Mali and the city of Timbuktu

Which animal was used for transporting goods for trading across the Sahara desert and why?

• Donkeys because they are strong

• Horses because they are fast

• Camels because they do not have to drink water for up to 9 days.

• Camels because they were comfortable to ride on.

What is trade?

• When one individual lends goods to another individual.

• When one country exchanges their natural resources for the goods needed from another country.

• The ruler of one country swops the raw material they have for valuable goods from other countries.

• Any person in a country could trade the resources of their country with people from other countries.

What was the name of the most important city in Mali?

• Timbuktu

• Haiti

The camel (a)   travelled across the Sahara desert mostly during the night when it was cooler.

What did Mali trade that made it so wealthy?

What did the people Mali need to trade for? Why did they need this product?

• Fruit because they could not grow them.

• Potatoes because the people needed to eat carbohydrades.

• Spices because they loved tasty food.

• Salt because of the heat and eating salt replaced what they sweated out.

(a)   was the ruler of Mali in the 14th Century.

Christianity was the main religion practiced in Mali.

• True
• False

How did the spread of religion and building of places of worship in Mali had effect on society at the time.

• All of the above

• Mosques became learning centers.

• Trading increased the wealth of the city of Timbuktu and empire of Mali.

• People learnt how to read and write.

Mansa Musa built the Djingarey Mosque in Mali.

• True
• False