mali The Kingdom of Mali In the upper Niger river there was a nation called the Mandinka They had suffered defeat in a war The king and his family were slaughtered except for one of his sons who was considered too weak and sickly to pose a threat ID: 804572
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Mansa Musa &The kingdom of mali
Slide2The Kingdom of MaliIn the upper Niger river, there was a nation called the
Mandinka
.
They had suffered defeat in a war.The king and his family were slaughtered, except for one of his sons, who was considered too weak and sickly to pose a threat.By 1235, he had crushed his enemies, he was in control of the gold trade routes and founded the Kingdom of Mali.His name was Sundiata
Slide3Sundiata’s Achievements
He conquered the decaying Empire of Ghana.
He improved agriculture and introduced cotton.
He took power away from local leaders, in order to centralize it.
Slide4Mali
Mali is
an
Arab version of the Mandinka word.Their kings were called Mansas.They stretched their dominions to the south.Cities like Timbuktu boomed into civilized centers.
Slide5The Greatest KingIn the year 1312, the greatest ruler of the kingdom, came to the throne.
His name was MANSA MUSA
Slide6MANSA MUSA
He expanded Mali’s borders:
To the north and towards the Atlantic
He made sure that peace was kept within his kingdom.
He converted to Islam and adopted the Muslim justice system.
But, he promoted religious tolerance and did not impose his religion on his subjects.
Slide7Mansa Musas’ Travels
Slide8Mansa Musas’ TravelsHis entourage:
12000 servants for the King.
500 for his wife.
14000 slaves carrying fine silk clothes and the luggage.500 carrying golden staffsHis fortune spent is estimated to be 100 million USD if he had done the trip today.For the only time in history, one man controlled the price of gold.
Slide9The Hajj
In 1324 he made the hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca.
He showed his devotion towards his religion.
On the way he made a few diplomatic and economic ties with other Muslim states.
Slide10Buildings for life
Afterwards, he brought back with him many different scholars, architects and teachers who helped promote Islamic education.
Built a university in Timbuktu, which still exists today!
Slide11What did Mali trade?
Gold
The dotted lines are trade routes from
Mali
to other
parts
of Africa
Salt
Mali
often traded its gold for salt
Salt was sometimes more valuable than gold!
Salt was brought in large slabs (coins)
Slaves
Major center for the slave trade
The man is holding a slab of salt mined recently near Timbuktu
Slide12Decline of MaliIn the 1400s, internal disputes weakened Mali.
Subject nations broke away, and little by little, it all collapsed.
The power vacuum was filled by Songhai
Slide13Bantu Migration
Between
1000
BC -
1800
AD
This
migration was the largest in history.
The
Bantu people
settled
in sub-Saharan Africa
They
also influenced
two-thirds
of African language
.
-
Swahili
is the most
widely
spoken Bantu
language
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