Mali Test

Front 1

I Sahel

Back 1

semi-arid desert, “shore of the desert”

Front 2

I Takshif

Back 2

desert scout

Front 3

I Griot/jula/bard

Back 3

keepers of the history of mali through the form of oral stories, served many purposes, advisor, translator, etc.

Front 4

I Farin fahki

Back 4

I Farin fahki

Front 5

I Madrasa

Back 5

muslim school

Front 6

I Jihad

Back 6

holy war

Front 7

I Almoravids

Back 7

group from north America interested in people converting to muslim, people wouldn’t so they attaked

Front 8

I Kafu-

Back 8

one community/ one big brotherhood

Front 9

I Ghana

Back 9

300 A.D.-1200 A.D. (means king)

Front 10

I Mali

Back 10

1235 A.D.-1350 A.D. means where the king resides

Front 11

I SUDAN

Back 11

"means land of the black people"

Front 12

I Sundiata Keita

Back 12

founder of Mali, changed to Muslim first, wanted to untie everyone wanted his kingdom to become self sufficient so he started an agricultural revolution

Front 13

I Mansa Musa

Back 13

king before him went out to sea and never came back so he became king, went on pilgrimage for a year gave out lots of gold, came back with Muslim architects built up Timbuktu

Front 14

I Islam-

Back 14

is the muslim religion

Front 15

I Caravan-

Back 15

group of camels and people who travel together

Front 16

I jizya

Back 16

head tax placed on non-Muslims

Front 17

hajj

Back 17

religous pilgrimage

Front 18

I cowrite (shells)-

Back 18

used as a form of money and the fortune tellers used them

Front 19

I zakat-

Back 19

charity

Front 20

desertification

Back 20

the expnation of desert conditions

Front 21

I Leo Afrakanis-

Back 21

lived with family in southern Spain than moved to morocco traveled with diplomatic uncle got caught by christain pirates was a slave LEO THE 10TH was so impressed by him so he freed him. Had Leo write down the African History was used for many many many years