The Empires of Mali and Songhai
Lesson 3 Assessment

Who was sundiata?
How Sundiata turned Mali into an empire?
What became the main language of government, trade, Islamic scholarship in West Africa?
How did Mansa Musa’s journey change people’s perceptions of Mali?
How did Islam help turn Mali into a center of learning?
What group invaded Mali in 1431?
How did Mali’s size lead to its fall?
In what part of West Africa did songhai begin?
What did Sunni Ali accomplish?
What religion gained influence in Songhai under Askia the Great?
How did contact with other cultures change Songhai’s government?