Starter quiz
- This keyword is used in the Mali Empire to refer to the king or emperor.
- 'Mansa' ✓
- This keyword is a group of territories ruled over by one person or group of people.
- 'empire' ✓
- Which religion did the rulers of Mali and the people who lived in the trade cities generally followers?
- Islam
- Christianity
- animism ✓
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- Which of the following sentences accurately describes how Sundiata Keita ruled the Mali Empire? Select the two correct answers.
- Sundiata Keita ruled with respect. ✓
- Sundiata Keita allowed of the kingdoms to be granted some independence. ✓
- Sundiata Keita ruled with fear.
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- What happened when Mansa Musa tried to ensure his subjects all converted to Islam? Select the two correct answers.
- The gold miners refused to dig for gold unless they could follow their beliefs. ✓
- His subjects happily to convert to Islam.
- Mansa Musa learnt the importance of tolerance of different beliefs. ✓
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- Which famous Muslim scholar and explorer from North Africa did not approve of religious compromise?
- Ibn Battuta ✓
- Mansa Musa
- Sundiata Keita
- the Sosso king
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Exit quiz
- Match the words with their definitions. Write the correct letter in each box.
- Islam⇔the religion of Muslim people. ✓
- elite⇔the group of people who hold power. ✓
- mine⇔an excavation in the earth to extract minerals. ✓
- The keyword meaning the exchange of goods is ______.
- 'trade' ✓
- How did the Ghana and Mali empires control the goldfields of West Africa?
- through trade ✓
- by owning the land
- by only allowing their citizens to dig for gold
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- Who drove the demand for West African gold?
- The elite of medieval Europe ✓
- The elite of West Africa
- Mansa Musa
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- What did the Mansa carry as symbols of his authority?
- a golden bow and arrows ✓
- gold coins
- books illustrated with gold
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- Which of the following statements accurately describes how the riches of the Mali empire were displayed? Select all the answers that are correct.
- The Sankore Mosque, a centre of Islamic religion and learning, was improved ✓
- The Djinguereber Mosque was built in 1327 and held many books ✓
- the dogs of the Malian elite wore gold collars ✓
- 500 enslaved people carried staffs of pure gold when Mansa Musa went to Mecca ✓
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Key learning points
- Gold was the main resource traded in the Sahel.
- Empires in the Sahel could make a large profit from this trade.
- The Ghana and Mali empires indirectly controlled the goldfields through trade.
- The trade enriched the Islamic ruling elite of the Mali Empire.
- The Mali Empire used its wealth from the gold trade to improve its levels of knowledge and understanding.
Common misconception
Empires have to own land in order to control it.
Control can be gained through a variety of indirect means, such as through trade or tribute.
Keywords
Islam - Islam is the religion of Muslim people
Elite - the elite are the group of people who hold power
Mine - a mine is an excavation in the earth to extract minerals
Trade - trade means the exchange of goods
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