Mali Worksheet Packet

1. ___ Sossos

• Enemies of the people of Mali.

i

2. ___ Koumbi Saleh

• Destruction of the Sosso empire was completed with its capture

d

3.___ Kangaba

• an early capital of Mali

g

4.___ Mandingo

• the people of Mali

C

5.___ Mande

• Language spoken by the people of Mali

b

6.___ Islam

• Religion of Mandingos

a

7.___ Sundiata

• Responsible for the early development in Mali

e

8.___ Sumanguru

• Leader of the Sossos

f

9.___ Niani

• A later capital of Mali

h

10.___ Calabash

• A crop grown in Mali

J

Part II

1. I2. C3. N4. I/C5. C6. I

7. N8. N/I9. N10. C11. N12. C

1. Outline the boundary of Mali in red.

2. Trace the route of Mansa Musa hajj in green.

3. What bodies of water were crossed or were near the route of Mansa Musa hajj?

• Niger River, Nile River, and the Red Sea

4. In what country is Mecca?

• Arabia

What were the capital cities of Mali?

• Kangaba & Niani

6. What were the great cities of of trade and learning?

• Koumbi, Timbuktu, &Gao

7. What great city of Egypt did Mansa Musa pilgrimage cross?

• Cairo