Later Empires of West Africa

Key Terms

Sundiata - the founder of the Mali Empire.

Mansa Musa (Kanku Musa) - the most famous ruler of the Mali
Empire.

Sunni Ali - a prominent ruler of the Songhai Empire.

Askia the Great - a prominent ruler of the Songhai Empire.

The Map

Refer to pg. 391 in your textbook and out an outline of the Mali Empire
on the map in your notebook.

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How do the territories of the Ghana and Mali empires differ?

Sundiata Keita (d. 1255)

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According to the oral tradition, one of the
12 royal brothers.

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All his brothers were killed under the
orders of Sumanguru, the ruler who took
over Sundiata’s kingdom.

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Sundiata wasn’t killed because of his poor
health.

See pg. 390-391. List the improvements done by
Sundiata.

Part of Catalan
Atlas (14th
century) with the
image of Mansa
Musa

Meet the richest man who ever lived

Sources

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sundiata-Keita

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/richest-man-who-ever-lived-180971
409/