1. what gave the kingdom of ghana a military advantage over its neighbors?

trade of salt and spices
climate and water access
iron and horses
gold and silver

2. in what way was the empire of ghana different from the later empire of mali?

ghana was ruled by malinke leaders, and mali was ruled by soninke.
ghana was mostly animists, and mali had a muslim-following leadership.
ghana was patrilineal, and mali followed a matrilineal system
ghana was influenced by arab architecture, and mali was not

3. who is sunni ali?

he was a great soninke warrior.
he was a great leader of songhai.
he was a great leader of mali.
he went on a pilgrimage to mecca.

4. what role did mansa musa play in popularizing the mali empire?

his pilgrimage to mecca brought the empire of mali to the attention of the larger muslim world.
his war with the hausa convinced many that he was a powerful ruler who should be feared.
his conquest of ghana brought the gold trade in north africa to a new golden age.
his conversion to christianity convinced many in europe that africa was an important place.

5. what does the story of sundiata indicate about the society of mali?

the unification of the mand/amp; eacute; was in important element of mali society.
the mali society had been islamic long before they were unified.
mali society was organized in a top-down fashion based on race.
mali society borrowed much of their social patterns from the soso people.