unit 5!

balla fasseke

who is sundiata’s griot?

maghan kon fatta

who is sundiata’s dad?

sogolon

who is the second wife of maghan kon fatta?

sassouma

who is the first wife of maghan kon fatta?

manding bory

who is the son of the third wife of maghan kon fatta?

dankaran touman

who is the son of sassouma?

soumaoro

who is the sorcerer king?

nana tribon

who is the daughter of sassouma?

niani

maghan kon fatta’s capitol city

iron rod

what did sundiata need to walk? an ____ ___

18

how old is sundiata when he goes back to mali

gold

what was the one resource that made mali a site of encounter?

ibn battuta

who is the man who traveled a TON and visited the lands of every muslim ruler at the time?

mythopoeia

star wars is an example of __________, which is constructed and authored mythology

noble birth superhuman courage traveler warrior skill cultural humility supernatural

the 7 characteristics of an epic hero are n____ _______*,*__ __________ strength/_______, vast _______*,* unmatched _______ _____, a _______ legend, h______, and battles __________ foes

silk cotton tree

what is a metaphor for both sundiata himself as well as a symbol for mali the empire

allusion

the king has to marry sogolon bc the child will be like alexander the great is a prophecy and is an example of

distaff and egg

what were the two things that killed the buffalo woman and were like killing her with her own power

distaff spear

the maternal line is the _____ line and the and the paternal line is the ______

islam indigenous

the significance of sundiata’s heritage is that he brings together the religion of _____ (maghan kon fatta) and the religion that __________ people have practiced (sogolon). also think about: he was bullied at young age, sogolon, then when he grows up he is great, maghan kon fatta.

ashe, iwa, itutu

what are the three parts of coolness?

sucession

what is the downfall of most empires

amazigh

what is the correct name for the berber people?

blue green yellow red

on the amazigh flag, the atlantic ocean and mediterranean sea are symbolized by the color ______, the land they come from is symbolized by ______, the desert is ______, and _____ is a free man

ghana

what empire are the sonike people connected to

dausi

what is the story told in oral history of the sonike people called

mandinka

what people were the foundation of mali?

ghana mali songhai

put in chronological order the 3 main empires of west africa

sundiata and mansa musa

two famous kings of mali

sunni ali

famous king of songhai