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The Empire of Mali: Mansa's Wealth and the Hajj of Mansa Musa
Analyze the imperial administration of Mali, Sundiata Keita's centralization, and Mansa Musa's 1324 pilgrimage that highlighted Mali's global stature.
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African Kingdoms and Trade Networks: Axum to Songhai
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Map and evaluate the political structures, economic systems, scholarship, and trade networks of medieval African empires and city-states.
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Learning standards covered
WHI.T3.1Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeExplain the concepts of hereditary rule, kingdom, empire, feudal society, and dynasty and explain why these concepts are important in the analysis of political power and governments in different historical periods and in different places.
WHI.T3.2Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeMap the geographical extent of one of the following kingdoms or empires; explain its central political, economic, cultural developments and its role in trade, diplomatic alliances, warfare, and exchanges with other parts of the world.
WHI.T3.2.aMassachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Gradethe West African empires of ancient Ghana (c. 700–1240 CE), Mali (c.1230–1670 CE), and Songhai (15th-17th centuries CE), the importance of Timbuktu as a center of trade and learning, the gold-salt and slave trade