THE KINGDOM OF MALI Flashcards
where is mali located
mali is located in west africa
what was mali and how did it become that way
it was a powerfull kingdom in the 14 century and wealthy as a result of trade across the sahara desert
what and to wich places was mali conected to
trade routes
mali was conected to north africa , asia, europe
explain the sahara desert
the largest hot desert stretches across entire north Africa a lot of sand many sandstorms very hot
what did the traders quicly
that camels walked over sand much easier than them and could go longer without food and water
how did the traders transport there good
the traders transported their goods through the desert using large groups of camels called caravans.Sometimes there would be up to 40 000 camels in one caravan
what did the traders fear they might incounter
- sandstorms
- heat
- cold
- getting lost
- robbers
- little food and water
true or false;
salt was valuable
TRUE
why was salt valuable
there was no fridges and salt prevented meat from going bad. Salt was usually traded for gold. Salt was scare. T he people from west africa had to fond it elsewhere. From north Africa traders transported salt on camel back through the desert to the west.
explain timbuktu
timbuktu was a large and important city. In Timbuktu there was a large market where all goods were sold
what was very important to the Arabic countries and Europe
Gold from West Africa
wat goods were taken from West Africa and taken to North Africa
- slaves
- ivory
- ostrich feathers
- peacock feathers
- leather good
what did they get in North Africa
- weapons
- fabric
- horses
- wood
what happened to the slaves
they travel to North Africa and sold to the wealthy people
what is an Islam
- Islam is the religion of followers of the prophet muhammad.
- they are called muslims .
- During the 7th century Islam started in Arabia and then spread to other countries especially through trade routes . *The Muslim traders went to stay between the local people and built mosque and converted people to Islam in this way.
- In west Africa , Islam also became established amongst tradeers and leaders.
- In this way the arabs astablished a large empire.
- 7th to 9th century
who was the most famous king of Mali
Mansa Musa
what does the word mansa mean
Leader
how long did masa rule
25 years
from when to when did he rule
1307 to 1332
what happend to Mali
mali reached its peak . his goverment had a very good system wich worked well for law and order
how large was his empire
8 million people
what did he do to his empire
He divided his empire into provinces and appointed governors to rule each and in every city had each own mayor
what was unique to him
he asked slaves for advice and he was a muslim but exeptted other african religions
what else did mansa musa have
a strong army
what did he do that involved his religion
he made Islam the state religon and built many mosques .
what did he make Timbuktu
he made Timbuktu a very famous and important place
wat was Timbuktu known for
the centre of trade and learning . Travelers also said the crime rate was low and there was fair trading
where is mecca
mecca is a city arabia which place for muslims as the prophet muhammad was born ther
what does muslims believe
that mecca is that its ther duty to make a pilgrimage to mecca at least once in their lifetime
what is an oasis
a place in the desert where you can find food and water
when did Mansa Musa take his pilgrimage to Mecca
1324
explain Mansa Musa pilgrimage to mecca
every muslim has to go to mecca 1 in their life
he went through the sahara to Cairo Eygypt
he took more than 80 camels
transported gold and gifts
he took 1 000 of :
*slaves
*soldiers
*officials
*merchants
*servants
along his journey he erected and build mosques
he invested so much money the value of gold in egypt went
what was Mansa Musa known for
being kind and promoting trade and education
who did masa musa take back to Mali
Sahili
what was Mali at Masa Musa death
stable and wealthy
wat city was important in Mali
Djenne
