WorksheetsAncient Mali
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Mali is located
in Europe
On the Nile River
In western Africa
In North America
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.
Which of the following choices is an example of a human resource in ancient Mali?
Pyramid builder
Silk cloth maker
Ship builder
Miner
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.
