The History Revue
MALI
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Salt-Gold Rap
Hmm, uh-huh, uh-huh, yeah. (2x)

Gold for salt and salt for gold,
it's a story that needs to be told.
If we sell them, taxes we will pay,
because that's what the Mansa say.
. .
Sundiata
Sundiata, Sundiata, (4x)

Sundiata was the first king of Mali.
A king in Mali was called a Mansa.
Mansa Musa . . .
Timbuktu
Timbuktu is a city,
in the country of Mali,
in the western region of Africa.
Let's trade, trade, trade. . .


                   The History Revue/MALI
            includes all of the following topics:

Griot                                                        Timbuktu
Mali (country in Western Africa)      Mansa
Mansa Musa                                         Sundiata
Sahara Desert                                      Niger River
Climate                                                   Salt/Gold Trade
Taxes                                                      Interdependence
Specialization (miners, traders, slaves, nomads, farmers)

                              
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