For the student
Discussion Questions
- Who was the founder of the Mali Empire?
- Which city was considered a centre of learning during the Mali Empire?
- What is a pilgrimage to Mecca called?
- Timbuktu is located near which major river in Africa?
- The rulers of the Mali Empire were followers of what religion?
- Which was NOT used as currency in the Mali Empire?
- Gold
- Copper
- Diamonds
- Salt
The conversion to Islam of rulers of the kingdom of Ghana and the Mali empire:
- stimulated commercial relations with Muslim merchants.
- meant that Islamic faith was imposed forcibly on their entire societies
- facilitated the export of Christian slaves by these two states to other Islamic countries.
- dramatically transformed the role of women in those cultures.
- How did Mansa Musa's journey change Mali's position in the eyes of the world?
- How did Mansa Musa enhance the kingdom of Mali?
- Why did Europe become aware of Mali after Mansa Musa's famous pilgrimage to Mecca?
For the teacher
Worksheets/lesson plans
http://www.britishmuseum.org/pdf/KingdomOfMali_StudentsWorksheets.pdf
https://mrbanh.wikispaces.com/file/view/Hr+01+-+Geography+Wkst.pdf
http://www.westerville.k12.oh.us/userfiles/4345/Classes/12940/2012%20Packet-0.pdf
http://www.lessonplanet.com/lesson-plans/african-kingdoms
http://christineammirati2011.wmwikis.net/file/view/Mali.Complete%20Unit.pdf
http://e-classroom.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/EngGr7T1-SS-History-Kingdom-of-Mali-L2.pdf
http://wmpeople.wm.edu/asset/index/gamcea/ancientmali
http://africa.mrdonn.org/kingdomlessons.html
http://www.ruperthopkins.com/pdf/Kingdom_of_Mali.pdf
Activities
http://www.quia.com/rr/37182.html?AP_rand=1276239910
http://mrkash.com/activities/mali.html
http://mrkash.com/activities/ghanamaliempires.html
http://mrkash.com/activities/africaparagraph.html
Have learners create a crossword/ word search puzzle in groups
Slideshow presentation:
http://www.slideshare.net/ssclasstorremar/kingdom-of-mali-mansa-musa