Mansa Musa - 2024 ACF Fall at Washington

Question

In Abraham Cresques’ depiction of the Mali Empire on the 1375 Catalan Atlas, this ruler is depicted holding a scepter and a round golden object to symbolize Mali’s wealth. For 10 points each:

[10m] Name this ninth ruler of the Mali Empire, whose reign brought the city of Timbuktu into the empire. This ruler’s construction projects included the Sankoré (“san-ko-RAY”) Madrasah.

ANSWER: Mansa Musa [or Musa I of Mali or Kanku Musa]

[10e] The Atlas also depicts Taghaza, a trade center known for mines of this resource. Chronicler Ibn Battuta (“ee-bin ba-tu-ta”) claimed Taghaza’s buildings were made from rock forms of this foodstuff used to flavor and preserve meat.

ANSWER: salt

[10h] Inscriptions on the Catalan Atlas refer to Mali by this name, which is shared by an earlier empire founded by the Soninke people. That earlier empire with this name had its capital at Koumbi Saleh.

ANSWER: Ghana [accept Ghana empire or Ghanata or Wagadou or Ouagadou]

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Summary


2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges	fall	Y	5	26.00	100%	100%	60%
2024 ACF Fall at Cornell	fall	Y	8	25.00	100%	100%	50%
2024 ACF Fall at Illinois	fall	Y	8	25.00	100%	100%	50%
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers	fall	Y	7	24.29	100%	100%	43%
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers	fall	Y	1	20.00	100%	0%	100%
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State	fall	Y	7	25.71	100%	100%	57%
2024 ACF Fall at Washington	fall	Y	6	26.67	100%	100%	67%
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia	fall	Y	9	21.11	89%	100%	22%
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina	fall	Y	7	24.29	100%	100%	43%

Data


Alberta	UBC A	10	10	10	30
UBC B	UW Lust	10	10	10	30
UW Greed	UW Chastity	10	10	0	20
UW Envy	Boise State	10	10	10	30
UW Wrath	UW Gluttony	10	10	0	20
UW Sloth	UW Pride	10	10	10	30