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ANCIENT MALI 3 rd Grade Created by: Denise Ginter

AFRICA  Africa was the home to several great empires. One of the most prosperous was the empire of Mali.

SOL 3.2 Students will study the early West African empire of Mali describing its oral tradition of storytelling, government through kings, and economic development by using trade.

SOL3.4 Students will develop map skills by locating West Africa; describing its physical and human characteristics. Students will explain how the people of West Africa adapted to and/or changed their environment to meet their needs.

WHERE IS ANCIENT MALI? *Ancient Mali is in West Africa. *Mali was located on the trade routes between the sources of salt in the Sahara Desert and the gold region/mines of West Africa. *Timbuktu was an important city in Mali.

Mali Physical Characteristics Physical characteristics: 1. Mali was located in West Africa 2. Mali was located near rivers 3. Mali had desert-like conditions 4. Mali had several gold mines

MALIAN STORYTELLING Storytellers in Mali passed on traditions and stories from one generation to the next. Malian storytellers were called Griots. Griots told stories through song using instruments similar to our guitar.

Malian Griots  Griots were historians and musical entertainers. In the time of Sundiata the king, griots tutored princes and gave council to kings. They were educated and wise. A Griot would speak for hours, even days, drawing upon a practiced and memorized history, that had been passed on from Griot to Griot for generations.

Malian Adaptations Malians adapted to their environment by: 1. Salt was an important natural resource for people in the desert. 2. Salt was traded for gold.

Mali Human Characteristics Human characteristics: 1.Farmers 2.Miners 3.Traders

*Interdependence! Mali Trade

MALIAN KINGS CONTROLLED TRADE  Mali was ruled by rich and powerful kings like Sundita (The Lion King) and Mansa Musa.  Mansa Musa built beautiful Mosques and was responsible For spreading the religion of Islam.

SOL3.8 The student will recognize the concepts of specialization and interdependence in the production of goods and services in the ancient West African empire of Mali.

Malian Specialization  In the empire of Mali, some people specialized in protecting the empire, while others specialized in growing food for the empire.

Malian Interdependence  The people of Mali traded gold for salt with other people.

Learning is important! Mali had a famous university or school in Timbuktu with a large library containing Greek and Roman books.