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where is mali located

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mali is located in west africa

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what was mali and how did it become that way

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it was a powerfull kingdom in the 14 century and wealthy as a result of trade across the sahara desert

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what and to wich places was mali conected to

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trade routes

mali was conected to north africa , asia, europe

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explain the sahara desert

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the largest hot desert 
stretches across entire north Africa 
a lot of sand 
many sandstorms 
very hot
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what did the traders quicly

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that camels walked over sand much easier than them and could go longer without food and water

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how did the traders transport there good

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the traders transported their goods through the desert using large groups of camels called caravans.Sometimes there would be up to 40 000 camels in one caravan

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what did the traders fear they might incounter

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  • sandstorms
  • heat
  • cold
  • getting lost
  • robbers
  • little food and water
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true or false;

salt was valuable

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TRUE

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why was salt valuable

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there was no fridges and salt prevented meat from going bad. Salt was usually traded for gold. Salt was scare. T he people from west africa had to fond it elsewhere. From north Africa traders transported salt on camel back through the desert to the west.

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explain timbuktu

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timbuktu was a large and important city. In Timbuktu there was a large market where all goods were sold

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what was very important to the Arabic countries and Europe

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Gold from West Africa

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wat goods were taken from West Africa and taken to North Africa

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  • slaves
  • ivory
  • ostrich feathers
  • peacock feathers
  • leather good
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what did they get in North Africa

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  • weapons
  • fabric
  • horses
  • wood
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what happened to the slaves

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they travel to North Africa and sold to the wealthy people

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what is an Islam

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  • Islam is the religion of followers of the prophet muhammad.
  • they are called muslims .
  • During the 7th century Islam started in Arabia and then spread to other countries especially through trade routes . *The Muslim traders went to stay between the local people and built mosque and converted people to Islam in this way.
  • In west Africa , Islam also became established amongst tradeers and leaders.
  • In this way the arabs astablished a large empire.
  • 7th to 9th century
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who was the most famous king of Mali

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Mansa Musa

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what does the word mansa mean

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Leader

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how long did masa rule

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25 years

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from when to when did he rule

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1307 to 1332

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what happend to Mali

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mali reached its peak . his goverment had a very good system wich worked well for law and order

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how large was his empire

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8 million people

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what did he do to his empire

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He divided his empire into provinces and appointed governors to rule each and in every city had each own mayor

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what was unique to him

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he asked slaves for advice and he was a muslim but exeptted other african religions

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what else did mansa musa have

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a strong army

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what did he do that involved his religion
he made Islam the state religon and built many mosques .
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what did he make Timbuktu
he made Timbuktu a very famous and important place
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wat was Timbuktu known for
the centre of trade and learning . Travelers also said the crime rate was low and there was fair trading
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where is mecca
mecca is a city arabia which place for muslims as the prophet muhammad was born ther
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what does muslims believe
that mecca is that its ther duty to make a pilgrimage to mecca at least once in their lifetime
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what is an oasis
a place in the desert where you can find food and water
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when did Mansa Musa take his pilgrimage to Mecca
1324
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explain Mansa Musa pilgrimage to mecca
every muslim has to go to mecca 1 in their life he went through the sahara to Cairo Eygypt he took more than 80 camels transported gold and gifts he took 1 000 of : *slaves *soldiers *officials *merchants *servants along his journey he erected and build mosques he invested so much money the value of gold in egypt went
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what was Mansa Musa known for
being kind and promoting trade and education
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who did masa musa take back to Mali
Sahili
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what was Mali at Masa Musa death
stable and wealthy
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wat city was important in Mali
Djenne
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what did masa take back with him when he returned to Mali
An arabian architect to help buld the Great Mosque.
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what did they use to make the Great Mosque
a special mud mixture
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what was the mud mixture made of
* water * soil * rice husks * straws * wood
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what happened to the Great Mosques
it became dilapidated in the 19th century that had to be rebuild . In 1988 it was declared a world heritage site each year a new mud mixture has to be put on
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who was leo africanus
he was a traveller and he wrote books
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when did he travel through africa
16th century
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where was he born
spain raised in morocco was a muslim
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how did people learn more about africa
through Leo's writtings
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wat did Leo show
That West Africa had powerful kingdoms and flourished cities
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what did the Pope ask Leo to do
to write about Africa
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how and how many times did he visit Timbuktu
He visited Timbuktu 2 and used camel caravan to cross the Sahara Desert
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when did Leo visit Timbuktu
early 1500s
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what discriptions did he give about Mali
* the houses are build from clay and thin branches and have grass roofs * there is a temple in the middle of the city made from clay and stone * there is a large palace were the king lives * there are many shops and workers who work with cotton fabric * they sell textiles imported from Europe * there are many wealthy people there * the woman keep their faces covered with veils * wells with Sweet water * Niger River floods water is directed with canals * lot of butter milk are used because a lot of animals * king is wealthy and a lot of gold * are many slaves who work for citizen * peaceful nation * king appoints juges , teachers, priests * are many many handwritten books sold for big profit * they dont have coins they pay using pure gold lumps or smaller kauri shells persia * they walk around in evening sining and dancing
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where is Timbuktu located
in the centre of the TransSahara trade route , near the NigerRiver.
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why is Timbuktu well located
All traders meet here the river traders from the south as well as the camel caravan traders from the north who had travelled through the desert
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who came to buy from West Africa
countries around the mediterranean sea
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what did they buy from West Africa
* Gold * Copper * Salt
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what did they buy from the Sahara
* Ivory * Dried fish * Cola nuts * Slaves
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what did the traders from other countries bring
* Textiles * Horses * Other luxury items to sell
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what was a bid demand
book
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what was the most important item for sale
* gold | * salt
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who had controlled the goldmines in the South of the country
Mali
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what other items were for sale
* Manna (type of maze) * Rice * Grain * Sorghum * Dried fish
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when did Timbuktu become the centre of education
When Islam spread to Mali
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what was in Timbuktu
* University * Mosques * libraries * Schools
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scholars came from were to study at Timbuktu
All over the Muslim world and Arabic countries
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about what did the scholars write manuscripts about
Astronomy and Mathematics
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wich scientist were advanced
* Physics * chemistry * maths
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what did they replace and introduced the consept of 0
Roman numerals
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who invented Algebra
scientists in Timbuktu
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who invented the glass mirror
Arab scientists
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who figured that the day was devided into 24 hours and how
Timbuktu Scientists and they figured it out by using a water clock
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what did the astronomers figure out
* How big the earth was * That the earth was round * That the moon revolved around the earth * That the earth revolved around the sun * the milky way consisted of 1 000 stars
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True or false | all people believed them that the earth was round
False | Many Europeans did not believe them
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what did they know also a lot about
Medicine
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what did they figure about sicknesses
some were infectious (such as pox,measles,TB) | first people to build hospitals
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what is optics (ophthalmology)
eyesight and they could heal eye infections and cataracts
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True Or False | experts of history and geography travelled a lot and build up knowledge which they also spread during their travels
TRUE
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what did they introduece to the West
Chinese Compass
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how did they work their routes through the desert
using the star
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who helped the government to implement various system and showed them how to apply islamic tradition in the government systems
The Arab scholar
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what was written in Arabic
Manuscripts and antique documents
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what does these manuscripts tell us
the history of Africa long before the people in Europe could read or write
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how does these manuscripts get damage
* Dust * Air * And the weather
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how old is some of these manuscripts
500 years old
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in wich year did the South African government offer to help preserve these manuscripts
2001
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what did they do to protect these manuscripts
* They found out which temp to store these manuscripts | * trained people to handle these manuscripts
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what is UNESCO
UNESCO is a worldwide organisation
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what does UNESCO stand for
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation
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what does UNESCO do
they decide which places in the world are valuable and should be preserved for future generations.
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what is a world heritage site
a place reserved by UNESCO
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who does a world heritage site belong to
everybody in the world no matter in which country you live
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name 2 world heritage sites in Africa
Robben Island | Timbuktu
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when was Timbuktu named a world heritage site
1988
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why did they call Timbuktu a world heritage site
*The architectural styles of the mosques and the city value as a centre of learning

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