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| Where is Mali located? | Western Africa |
| What important city in Mali had a famous university? | Timbuktu |
| The library of Timbuktu contains books from ... | Greece and Rome |
| Rich and powerful kings | Who ruled the empire of Mali? |
| Storytellers (Griot) | Who passed on Mali's traditions and history from one generation to the next? |
| The kings of mali | Who controlled trade in West Africa? |
| Name two important natural resources in Mali. | Gold and salt |
| Where was the salt located in Mali? | The Sahara Desert |
| Gold | What did miners find in West Africa? |
| Name 3 human resources in Mali? | Farmers, miners and tradres |
| Mansa | King of empire, know as the emperor |
| Sundiata | 1st Mansa of Mali also known as the Lion King of Mali. |
| Used for their health and to preserve meat. | Salt |
| A rare natural resource that people us to make coins and jewelry. | Gold |
| To focus on one product or service and become an expert at it. | Economic Specialization |
| Farmers | Grew beans, rice, millet, cotton, peanuts and other crops. |
| Miner | People who specialized in getting the gold or salt out of the ground. |
| Traders | Expert at crossing the desert with their camels and bringing their goods to Timbuktu. |
| Mansa Musa | Famous king of Mali who took a pilgrimage to Mecca and doubled Timbuktu's size. |
