Starter quiz
- Select the king and queen who had their marriage annulled.
- King Henry of England
- Queen Eleanor ✓
- King Louis of France ✓
- Queen Elizabeth
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- When Eleanor married Prince Henry, he was…
- not going to be a king of any country.
- next in line to the throne of Germany.
- next in line to the throne of England. ✓
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- Eleanor and Henry were very powerful together.
- True ✓
- False
- Match the keyword to the correct definition.
- prisoner⇔kept in one place without freedom to leave ✓
- rebel⇔to go against a leader ✓
- Where was Eleanor kept as a prisoner?
- The Tower of London
- Canterbury Cathedral
- Old Sarum ✓
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- Aquitaine was a large area of which modern day country?
- 'France' ✓
Exit quiz
- How long ago was the Mali Kingdom created?
- 100 years
- 9000 years
- 800 years ✓
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- What is a mansa?
- a farmer of Mali
- a ruler of Mali ✓
- a soldier of Mali
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- The Mali Kingdom was famous for its ______
- 'gold' ✓
- Order these events starting with the earliest.
- 1⇔Musa Keita was given an important instruction.
- 2⇔When the previous mansa didn't return, Musa Keita became the new mansa.
- 3⇔Musa Keita became known as Mansa Musa.
- 4⇔Mansa Musa used his large army to conquer lands rich with gold and salt.
- What items made the Mali Empire very wealthy?
- wood
- gold ✓
- diamonds
- salt ✓
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- Match these keywords to their definitions.
- empire⇔a group of places or countries ruled by one person ✓
- mansa⇔name of the rulers of the Mali Empire ✓
- wealthy⇔having a lot of money or resources ✓
- conquer⇔to take control of another place ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Musa Keita was an important man living in the large and powerful empire of Mali.
- The mansa of Mali wanted to explore beyond the seas, and set off on a voyage into the Atlantic Ocean.
- He gave the instruction that if he did not return, Musa Keita should become the mansa.
- He never returned, and Musa became Mansa Musa, emperor of Mali.
- Mansa Musa used Mali's army to conquer lands rich with gold, making Mali even more powerful and wealthy.
Common misconception
Pupils may think Musa Keita was meant to be mansa.
Musa Keita became mansa because the previous mansa did not return from his voyage and he chose Musa Keita to replace him.
Keywords
Empire - an empire is a group of places or countries ruled by one person
Mansa - all rulers of the Mali Empire were called mansas
Conquer - to conquer means to take control of another place
Wealthy - to be wealthy means having a lot of money
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