Mali Land of Gold and Griots

Mali Land of Gold and Griots - Transcript

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Mali Mali
Land of Gold Griots

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A griot of today

Prepared by Prepared by
Carol Almarez Elementary Instructional Technology Alleghany County Public Schools 2005

Sundiata The Lion King Sundiata The Lion King


Prince of the Mandinka people who were conquered by cruel Susu In 1230 he conquered the Susu people Under Sundiata Mali prospered Died in 1255







Mansa Musa Mansa Musa



Several kings ruled after Sundiata s death Mansa Musa was grandson of Sundiata s half brother He became the greatest king of Mali in 1312 Under Mansa Musa Mali became a great trading center






MiniFact Mansa means Em peror or Mansa King K ing

The Hajj The Hajj


Mansa Musa was a devout Muslim Muslims must make a journey to Mecca called a hajj Mansa Musa crossed Africa to reach Mecca He took a huge caravan with him in 1324







After that everyone knew about the wealth of Mali


A Muslim church is called a Mosque

This is the mosque at Djenne in Mali It s built of mud

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What did Mali trade What did Mali trade


Gold

The dotted lines are trade routes from Mali to other parts of Africa

What else did they trade What else did they trade
Camels the ships of the desert traveled in caravans bringing to Mali

Salt Copper


Ivory Cloth


Kola Nuts Slaves Books Shells


MiniFact This was before Columbus even sailed to the New World

Why was Salt Important Why was Salt Important

The man is holding a slab of salt mined recently near Timbuktu





MiniFact The picture behind these words is also a slab of SALT



Mali often traded its gold for salt Salt was sometimes more valuable than gold People s bodies need salt to live In the desert heat salt is lost through perspiration Salt was used to preserve food Salt was brought in large slabs coins

Timbuktu Timbuktu


A very important city in Mali


Center of learning for Muslims Universities and schools Largest trading center in Mali On the Niger River Trade Food Washing

Timbuktu

19th century traders in Timbuktu

The Griots The Griots






This is a 19th century griot of Mali with his instrument



Storytellers were called Griots or djeli They were important people in Mali They told the land s history Most of what we know about ancient Mali came from the storytellers They were advisors to the kings

Mali Mali Today

A Mali Scavenger Hunt A Mali Scavenger Hunt


In a scavenger hunt you go from place to place and gather clues In this hunt we will go from one place to another on the Internet and gather information