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When did the Ghana empire ? |
Between the 9th and 10th centuries |
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What happened when the Ghana empire declined? |
The Sosso tribe expanded and,under the king,Soumaoro Kante,briefly conquered the Mandinka kingdom now Mali |
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What does decline mean? |
Weakens and lost power |
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What did Sundiata Keita do? |
Formed a coalition of a smaller neighbouringstates and defeated Soumaoro Kanté in .1235. |
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What is a coalition? |
Grouping or joining together of different groups with the same aim |
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What was the start of the Mali Empire ?Sundiata Keita defeating Soumaoro Kanté |
Sundiata Keita defeating Soumaoro Kanté |
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What did Mansa do as the first ruler of The Mali empire |
He strengthened the kingdom of Mali |
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What was Mali rich in? |
Gold and controlled the salt trade routes |
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When did Mali rise to the height of its power? |
In the 14 century |
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Who was Mali's first ruler? |
Abubakar the second |
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Why was the first ruler of Mali famous? |
He was famous for trying to cross the Atlantic Ocean |
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Who was very famous in Europe in Islamic countries? |
Mansa Musa |
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How did Mansa Musa make the kingdom of Mali powerful? |
1- he brought the Islamic religion to Mali and made it an official language ,but he didn't undermine other religions and let others practice their own religions and let others practice their rites 2-he built a strong economy for Mali and he also encouraged trade between his country and North Africa and parts of Europe and also traded copper with Egypt 3-he encouraged education he sent scholars to Mali and ordered a university to be built at Timbuktu 4-he had a decentralised government system under his rule.The smile was divided into provinces,each ruled by a govenour and each province had villages and a mayor
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What did Mansa Musa decide to do? |
Make a pilgrimage (hajj) |
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What does undermine mean? |
Damage or weaken |
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What is a rite? |
Religious ceremony or act |
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What did Muslim law require all faithful to do? |
To visit Mecca once in there lifetime |
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What did Mansa Musa also want to do? |
Inform the Islam world and other European countries about the success of Mali |
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What happened in 1324 |
Huge number of guards and attendants along with about 80 camels carrying comforts, luxury and,bashful off gold nuggets,Mansa Musa set out on his pilgrimage hajj to mecca |
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What did he do along the way to Mecca? |
He gave away gold free and paid for mosques to be built in every town were he stopped |
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Where did Mansa Musa's caravan stop what happened when Cairo in Egypt got and oversupply of gold ? |
Gold started to lose it's value |
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Describe what Mansa Musa's character was like |
He was generous , kind and true to his word |
