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Who is known to history as Kankan Mansa Musa?
Kankan Mansa Musa
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When was Kankan Mansa Musa born?
Around
1280 AD
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In which empire was Kankan Mansa Musa born?
The
Mali Empire
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What is the Arabic version of the Hebrew name Moses?
Musa
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Who was Musa's father?
Faga Leye
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What role did Faga Leye play in the founding of the Mali Empire?
He supported his brother
Mansa Sundiata Keita
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What does "kankoro-sigui" translate to?
Lieutenant General
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What dynasty is Musa's family lineage regarded as the beginning of?
The Muslim
Keita Dynasty
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Where did the Keita Dynasty reside?
Around
Hamana
and
Kolonkana
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Who was the first Mansa of the Mali Empire?
Sundiata Keita
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What did Tiramakhan undertake for the Mali Empire?
A successful military campaign into
Senegal
and
Gambia
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How many Mansas did Faga
Leye's
bloodline
produce
?

Seven Mansas
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What was Musa's mother's name believed to be?
Kanku
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What roles did women in the Mali Empire engage in during the thirteenth century?
Pottery making
,
body art painting
,
traditional medicines
,
sciences
,
technology
, and
cloth making
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What was Ibn Battuta's reaction to the social customs he observed in Mali?
He was shocked by the lack of adherence to
manners
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What conflicting theories exist regarding the status of women in Malian society?
Some suggest it was rife with
sexism
, while others highlight
women's roles
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What geographical area did the Mali Empire cover?
Modern states of Mali,
Niger
,
Senegal
,
Mauritania
,
Guinea
, and
Gambia
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What significant event occurred between 700 and 1200 AD in West Africa?
The rise of the
Empire of Ghana
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What caused the decline of the Empire of Ghana around 1180?
Droughts, civil wars, and
alternative trade routes
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Who benefited from the decline of the Empire of Ghana?
The
Sosso Empire
under
Sumaoro Kante
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What was Sundiata known as?
The
'Lion King'
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What did Sundiata Keita use to unite several small kingdoms?
A
well-trained
army and a commercially good location
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What significant battle did Sundiata defeat Sumaoro?
The Battle of
Kirna
in
1235
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What did Sundiata introduce to the Mali Empire?
New agricultural methods and laws known as
Kouroukan Fouga
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Who succeeded Sundiata as Mansa?
Mansa Uli
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What was Mansa Uli credited with?
Extending the Mali Empire into Walata,
Timbuktu
, and
Gao
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What significant pilgrimage did Uli embark on around 1268?
A
Hajj
to Mecca
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What happened shortly after Uli returned from his pilgrimage?
He died around
1270
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Who became Mansa after Uli's death?
His adopted brother
Wati
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What conflict arose during Wati's rule?
Political disputes over
succession
rules
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How long did Wati rule before his death?
About
four
years
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Who seized the throne after Wati's death?
Khalifa
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What was the political structure of the Mali Empire during Khalifa's rule?
Made up of small kingdoms pledging allegiance to the
Mansa
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What were the annual tributes paid to the Mansa?
Rice, millet, weapons, and
trade taxes
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Who controlled trade in the Mali Empire?
The Great Council
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What ensured the Mansa's personal wealth?
All
gold
nuggets within the
Empire
belonged to the Mansa
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Who overthrew Khalifa?
The Great Council
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Who was installed as Mansa after Khalifa?
Bata Mande Bori
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Who usurped Bata Mande around 1285?
Sakura
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What was the nature of slavery in the Mali Empire?
People could be paid a
salary
and buy their freedom
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