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]
<World History>
Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 8 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 26.25 | 100% | 100% | 63% |
| 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 | 8 | 23.75 | 100% | 100% | 38% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 26.00 | 100% | 100% | 60% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 7 | 24.29 | 100% | 100% | 43% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 24.44 | 100% | 100% | 44% |