Mali midterm

Why was mali powerful

Controlled gold and salt trade

wealth from trade (trade=wealth=power)

strong leadership

supported education

Who were the key figures

Mansa Musa, Ibn Battuta

Who was mansa Musa.

Rich ruler of mali

pilgrimage to mecca

spread Islam and learning

built timbuktu

Who was Ibn Battuta

traveler across world

first-hand account (primary source)

wrote about Mali’s safety and culture

famous for his writings

government

monarchy: royal court, legal & justice system, king, Qur’an

major city

Timbuktu: center for learning, trade, education

economics

Controlled gold/salt trade

profited from slave trade

alliance with egypt

Misc.

Hajj

strong education

manuscripts

non-tolerant to religon

Muslims/islam

architecture

large army