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 * == **1. Africa Chapter Walk** == || == ==

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 * == **2. 5.1 Study Guide** == || == ==

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 * == 4. SAS Sahara Acitivity == || [[file:SaharaDesert1344_CompletionPage_julianCarvantes.pdf]] || ==12/2== ||  ||
 * == **5. 5.2 Mini Poster/Prezi** == || Turned into teacher. || == **12/3** == ||  ||

Mali Notes: Sundiata Makes Mali an Empire: Mali lays along the top of the Niger River. The areas fertile soil helped Mali grow. Their location allowed them to control trade and become rich and powerful. Mali's power rose when Sundiata was ruler. Beginnings of the empire: Not a lot of records about Mali, details about rise to power is unclear. Sundiata according to legend was a magician and a mighty warrior, also it took many hardships to build his empire. He was the son of a previous king of Mali. Mali was conquered by a king who treated the people bad. When he reached adult hood they won their countries independence. Then sent about conquering nearby kingdoms including Ghana. Improvements in Mali: After conquering Ghana he controlled gold and salt trade. He improved agriculture and he made new farm areas and introduced to them cotton, which was used to make clothing and trade. To feed the people he made soldiers work in farms, they did this because their enemies were defeated. The conquered became slaves which was a common practice in West Africa. Consolidation of Power: Sundiata made Mali very prosperous to keep his power he took some away from local leaders. He took the title mansa and kept it as his own. By taking this role he became more powerful in both political and religious. A traditional belief was that spirits had a deal with the land to provide food. Sundiata died in 1255 his next son took the rule as a mansa to as so as the next rulers. Unlike Sundiata the next rulers were Muslim.

Review questions: Who was Sundiata? He was the first successful ruler for Mali. How did Sundiata turn Mali into an empire? By using its fertile land and cotton and expanding it and conquering land.

Summary: Sundiata helps Mali grow into an empire: Sundiata was the first good ruler of Mali. Mali is located on the top of the Niger river its location allowed them to grow into a great powerful empire. They controlled trade routes and had lots of fertile land.

Sundiata was supposedly a mighty warrior and a magician. His rise to power was unclear but he faced many hardships. His dad was the previous king. When he reached adult hood they established independence and later conquered Ghana. After conquering Ghana they controlled trade routes brought up agriculture brought up more farmland and discovered cotton. To keep his power he took power from local leaders and took the title mansa. It gave him more power politically and religiously. He died in 1255, his son took the throne. Later leaders were Muslim and also took the name mansa.

Plan: We will give a verbal lesson with a power-point in the background giving some facts and visual aide.

Obcetive: Teach them about who was Sundiata, How the empire began, how Sundiata improved Mali, how Sundiata grew Mali into an empire, how he came to power, how he brought agriculture, how he pleased everyone, the end of his reighn.

Procedure: We talk about the empire and give a verbal lesson with a powerpoint with pictures and facts in the backround behind as we talk.

5 Questions: Who was Sundiata? The first good ruler of Mali who grew and made Mali into an empire. What did Sundiata do before being the emperor? He was a magician and mighty warrior. What title did Sundiata give himself and what did it get him? Mansa and it got him more political and religious power. When did Sundiata die? 1255. Who took over when he died? His son, who took the title mansa too.

Script: Jacob: We read about Sundiata making Mali into an empire. Mali is located along the upper Niger River. This location has fertile soil which helped Mali grow.Their location also allowed them to control trade routes because of this the empire became wealthy and powerful. Mali's rise to power started when Sundiata was emperor.

Julian: Written records about Mali are scarce it's rise to power is very unclear. There are many legends about its rise to power although. Sundiata according to legend was a warrior and magician. He had to overcome many hardships to get the empire as powerful and as rich as it was.Sundiata was the son of the previous king of Mali. When he was a boy however Mali was conquered by another king who treated the people badly. He grew up hating him, when he reached adulthood he built up a huge army and beat him and one them their independence. Then he started conquering nearby countries like Ghana. After conquering Ghana he controlled gold and salt and gold trade. He also wanted to increase their agriculture. Sundiata had new farmland cleared for beans, onions, rice, and other crops.He introduced Mali to a new crop cotton which used to make clothing and to trade.

Jake: To help feed the people he had the soldiers work in the fields once the enemies were defeated. They also used slaves of the conquered empires to work in the fields, a common practice in West Africa. Under Sundiata's reign Mali grew into a prosperous empire. To keep his power he took power from local leaders. He took the title mansa for himself giving him more power religiously and politically making him more powerful in Mali. The word mansa originated from Malian beliefs, according to those beliefs the ancestors had a deal with the spirits that the land would provide food. Sundiata died in 1255 his son was the next ruler in Mali. Later leaders including his son took the title of mansa. Although most of the later rulers were Muslim.