1. SOL 3.2 West Africa Mali By, Jennifer Sagendorf ITRT – Suffolk Public Schools

2. Mali Madness 1234 56 11 7 12 8 109

3. Question 1 How do we know about Mali’s history?

4. Oral accounts from the storytellers

5. Question 2 Who ruled Mali?

6. Rich and powerful kings

7. Question 3 Was Mali a wealthy trading empire before or after Columbus sailed to America?

8. Before

9. Question 4 How did storytellers pass on their traditions and stories?

10. They passed from one generation to the next orally.

11. Question 5 Who controlled trade in West Africa?

12. The kings of Mali

13. Question 6 What was one of the largest and wealthiest empires in West Africa?

14. Mali

15. Question 7 What was salt used for by the desert people?

16. Salt was used for health and food preservation.

17. Question 8 What did miners find in West Africa?

18. Gold

19. Question 9 What was traded for gold?

20. Salt

21. Question 10 What were the trade routes that Mali was located between?

22. Between the sources of salt in the Sahara Desert and the gold regions/mines of West Africa

23. Question 11 What was the name of an important city in Mali?

24. Timbuktu

25. Question 12 Why was Timbuktu important?

26. It had a famous university with a large library containing Greek and Roman books.