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Ancient Mali (VA SOL)
study aid for 3rd grade social science VA SOL
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3rd Grade
05/20/2011

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Why was ancient Mali so prosperous?
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Because of its geographic location along 2 major trade routes
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Name 2 items traded along Mali's trade route
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Salt and gold
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Why was salt to important in ancient Mali?
Definition
People used salt to preserve food.
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What continent is Mali on?
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Africa
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Name 2 kings of ancient Mali
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Sundiata and Mansa Musa
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What important voyage did the king Mansa Musa make and why was it important?
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He went to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. He got many important people to come home with him to make Mali a more important city
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What kind of communication is storytelling?
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Oral
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What did Mansa Musa do to improve ancient Mali?
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He built a university in Timbuktu and made it into an important learning center
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What does the Mali flag look like?
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3 vertical bars in this order: green, yellow, red
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Mali was most important in what centuries?
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13th and 14th
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What is the main religion of Malians?
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Islam
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What country ruled Mali in the 19th century and what was Mali called then?
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France, French Sudan
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Name 2 important cities in ancient Mali.
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Bamako and Timbuktu
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