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26 Cards in this Set
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How was the location of Mail different in 1337 from Mali now?
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Mali in 1337 bordered the Atlantic Ocean.
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How do we know the history of Mali?
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Griots told stories that passed down from generation to generation.
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Mali was ruled by rich and powerful __________.
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kings
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Mali was an important _________ center.
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trade
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Mali was one of the _________ empires before Columbus sailed to the New World.
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wealthiest
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___________ was an important city.
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Timbuktu
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Timbuktu had a ______________ with a large library with Greek and Roman books.
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university
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Mali is located on the continent of _______.
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Africa
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Mail is in the ________ region of Africa.
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western
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Mali is located near the ______ River.
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Niger
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The land in Mail has _____-like conditions.
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desert
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There were ____ mines in Mali.
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gold
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_____ was an important resource found in the desert.
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salt
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Salt was traded for ______.
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gold
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People in Mali had the job of ______, ______, or ______.
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farmers, miners, or traders.
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__________ in Mali specialized in protecting the empire.
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Soldiers
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___________ in Mali specialized in growing food for the empire.
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farmers
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People in Mali traded gold for needed ______ with others.
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salt
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The first king to unite Mali was _________.
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Sundiata
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Sundiata was as important to Mali as George Washington is to the _______ _______ __ _______.
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United States of America
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During the reign of ________ _______, Mali's size, power, and wealth grew.
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Mansa Musa
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The king put a large _____ on every single thing that was sold or traded in Mali.
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tax
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With the wealth from _______, Mansa Musa ws able to keep his armies strong.
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taxes
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Taxes were used to build large ______(Muslims' place of worship).
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mosques
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Mansa Musa paid to have Muslim _____ from all over the world come to live and study in Timbuktu.
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scholars
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Mali is located in the ______, _______ and _______ hemispheres.
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Northern, Western, and Eastern
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