The Kingdom of Mali

Question 1

Who was the king of Mali?

Answer 1

Mansa Musa

Question 2

What was the main religion in Mali?

Answer 2

Islam

Question 3

Where’s Mali?

Answer 3

West Africa

Question 4

When was the Kingdom of Mali founded?

Answer 4

1235

Question 5

How long did Mansa Musa rule Mali for?

Answer 5

20 years

Question 6

What were the other name the people of Mali call Mansa Musa?

Answer 6

The Lion King and Musa the Magnificent

Question 7

Name 4 modes of transport did the people of Mali use?

Answer 7

Horse, donkey, camel and boats in the Niger River

Question 8

What mode of transportation did the people of Mali have that not many other kingdoms had?

Answer 8

Boats on the Niger River

Question 9

In what years did Mansa Musa rule the kingdom of Mali

Answer 9

Between 1312and1337

Question 10

What did the lion symbolize?

Answer 10

Bravery, royal power and strength

Question 11

How many provinces did Mansa Musa divide Mali into?

Answer 11

14

Question 12

What were Mansa Musa’s main goals when traveling?

Answer 12

To bring back teachers and leaders so that his kingdom could learn more of the prophets teachings

Question 13

Around where did all this take place?

Answer 13

The Sahara desert, the Niger River, Western Africa

Question 14

When was Timbuktu founded?

Answer 14

1100 CE

Question 15

How/why was Timbuktu founded

Answer 15

as a resting camp for nomadic people

Question 16

What city did Mansa Musa make the capital of Mali?

Answer 16

Timbuktu

Question 17

When did Timbuktu become a part of Mali?

Answer 17

In the early 13th century

Question 18

Why was Mali so rich?

Answer 18

Because there was tons of gold and salt

Question 19

when was the great mosque built

Answer 19

started in 1324 completed in 1332

Question 20

what was the national religion of the Kingdom of Mali

Answer 20

Islam

Question 21

What is a world heritage site

Answer 21

a historical or natural site, are or structure which has international importance. usually by UNESCO

Question 22

where did Mansa Musa go on his pilgrimage

Answer 22

Mecca was his final destanation, after traveling around the saharah desert

Question 23

what did Mansa Musa do on his pilgrimage

Answer 23

he gave away tons of gold to the poor, wherever he stopped on a friday he paid to build a mosque there. He also collected scholars, architects and books

Question 24

what did Mansa Musa trade with

Answer 24

gold, kolanuts, cowrie shells,

Question 25

what did Mansa Musa do for Mali during his rule

Answer 25

set up a more efficient and stable system of government, taxed imports and exports, had friendly relationships with neighbouring african states, employed judges, scribes and civil servants to strengthen control, had a strong army

Question 26

how did things get transported within Mali

Answer 26

they used bots along the Niger River

Question 27

what did people grow in Mali

Answer 27

Cotton, beans, rice and onions

Question 28

Who made an account of travel in Mali

Answer 28

Leo Africanus

Question 29

what did Leo Africanus do

Answer 29

He visited Timbaktu during the 1500 and traveled through the Saharah desert and wrote about it

Question 30

what does UNESCO stand for

Answer 30

the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation

Question 31

what else was famous about famous about Timbaktu (other than the mosque)

Answer 31

it was the centre for learning, it had the Sankore University where people study chemistry, physics, medicine, history, etc…it had around 25 000