{"id":68,"date":"2018-06-19T14:10:05","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T14:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/the-ancient-world\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=68"},"modified":"2024-11-15T17:18:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T17:18:57","slug":"week-5-mali-government","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/the-ancient-world\/chapter\/week-5-mali-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 6: The Mali Empire: Origin, Nature, and Impact"},"content":{"raw":"<img width=\"444\" height=\"339\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Depiction of Mansa Musa, ruler of the Mali Empire in the 14th century, from a 1375 Catalan Atlas of the known world (mapamundi), drawn by Abraham Cresques of Mallorca\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historytoday.com\/sites\/default\/files\/mansamusa.jpg\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img width=\"267\" height=\"407\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Image result for medieval west african empires\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/originals\/a6\/4f\/5d\/a64f5d17c0de65fdd127da9a6c1a17e0.gif\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis module examines the Old Mali Empire within the context of ancient and medieval African history. The Old Mali Empire should not be confused with the modern Mali, even though modern Mali derives its name from the Old Mali Empire. Students should carefully study D.T. Niane, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali<\/span> and develop some ideas on the rise of Old Mali, the evolution of Old Mali, the nature of Old Mali society, and the decline of the empire. What were the major achievements of the Old Mali Empire? What is Old Mali remembered for? What are its legacies?\r\n\r\nStudents should read at least one article each on Old Ghana, Old Mali, and Songhay. The materials include the following:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Readings:<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Patrick J. Munson, \u201cArchaeology and the Prehistoric Origins of the Ghana Empire,\u201d The Journal of African History, 1980, Vol. 21, No. 4 (1980), pp. 457-466: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-jstor-org.proxy.ulib.csuohio.edu\/stable\/pdf\/182004.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3A251e388ccf6552dcff1625d37fe5b4b2&amp;ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&amp;origin=&amp;initiator=search-results&amp;acceptTC=1\">https:\/\/www-jstor-org.proxy.ulib.csuohio.edu\/stable\/pdf\/182004.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3A251e388ccf6552dcff1625d37fe5b4b2&amp;ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&amp;origin=&amp;initiator=search-results&amp;acceptTC=1<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Daniel McCall and Reed F. Stewart, \u201cReconstructing Early Mande Civilizations: Ghana and Mali,\u201d\u00a0<em>Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research. Supplementary Studies<\/em>, No. 20, Reconstructing Complex Societies: An Archaeological Colloquium (1974), pp. 41-48,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www-jstor-org.proxy.ulib.csuohio.edu\/stable\/pdf\/20066626.pdf?ab_segments=0%252Fbasic_search_gsv2%252Fcontrol&amp;refreqid=excelsior%3Ad2cebbf942b6681e10421193e0108810\">Reconstructing Early Mande Civilizations: Ghana and Mali (csuohio.edu)<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Pekka Masonen and Humphrey J. Fisher, \u201cNot Quite Venus from the Waves: The Almoravid Conquest of Ghana in the Modern Historiography of Western Africa,\u201d <em>History in Africa<\/em>, 1996, Vol. 23 (1996), pp. 197-232: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-jstor-org.proxy.ulib.csuohio.edu\/stable\/pdf\/3171941.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3A0e3cd1701fc5e22c0aaeef83de8fba80&amp;ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&amp;origin=&amp;initiator=search-results&amp;acceptTC=1\">https:\/\/www-jstor-org.proxy.ulib.csuohio.edu\/stable\/pdf\/3171941.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3A0e3cd1701fc5e22c0aaeef83de8fba80&amp;ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&amp;origin=&amp;initiator=search-results&amp;acceptTC=1<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>D.T. Niane\u2019s book, Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali [This book is available as hard copy at the CSU Bookstore; two copies are at the CSU Library reserve at: <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.csuohio.edu\/record=b3670270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"font-size: 14pt\">https:\/\/scholar.csuohio.edu\/record=b3670270<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">; and it is also partially available online at:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scarsdaleschools.k12.ny.us%2Fcms%2Flib5%2FNY01001205%2FCentricity%2FDomain%2F202%2FSundiata.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CM.OWINO%40csuohio.edu%7Cedaec5ce65df4198c3a208dcc4663868%7Cd7f3e79a943d4aceaeab209030807508%7C0%7C0%7C638601190672378982%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Mh5DA%2BZWsnlZ3iQwD2X%2F36R9dAw0XmelqzaxPvUQ8Bw%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"font-size: 14pt\">https:\/\/www.scarsdaleschools.k12.ny.us\/cms\/lib5\/NY01001205\/Centricity\/Domain\/202\/Sundiata.pdf<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">. There is no complete copy of the book online. Students can also access the hard copy of the book at the library. There are 2 copies of the book on reserve in the library].<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Jan Jansen, \u201cBeyond the Mali Empire\u2014A New Paradigm for the Sunjata Epic,\u201d The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 51, No. 2 (2018), pp. 317-340: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-jstor-org.proxy.ulib.csuohio.edu\/stable\/pdf\/45176442.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3A0e3cd1701fc5e22c0aaeef83de8fba80&amp;ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&amp;origin=&amp;initiator=search-results&amp;acceptTC=1\" style=\"font-size: 14pt\">https:\/\/www-jstor-org.proxy.ulib.csuohio.edu\/stable\/pdf\/45176442.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3A0e3cd1701fc5e22c0aaeef83de8fba80&amp;ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&amp;origin=&amp;initiator=search-results&amp;acceptTC=1<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Shoichiro Takezawa and Mamadou Cisse, \u201cDiscovery of the Earliest Royal Palace in Gao and its Implications for the History of West Africa (D\u00e9couverte du premier palais royal \u00e0 Gao et ses implications pour l'histoire de l'Afrique de l'Ouest),\u201d <em>Cahiers d'\u00c9tudes Africaines<\/em>, 2012, Vol. 52, Cahier 208 (2012), pp. 813-844<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Dierk Lange, \u201cFrom Mande to Songhay: Towards a Political and Ethnic History of Medieval Gao,\u201d The Journal of African History , 1994, Vol. 35, No. 2 (1994), pp. 275-301: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-jstor-org.proxy.ulib.csuohio.edu\/stable\/pdf\/183220.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3A1e15f39a51da39704c6eb56e3f354be0&amp;ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&amp;origin=&amp;initiator=&amp;acceptTC=1\">https:\/\/www-jstor-org.proxy.ulib.csuohio.edu\/stable\/pdf\/183220.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3A1e15f39a51da39704c6eb56e3f354be0&amp;ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&amp;origin=&amp;initiator=&amp;acceptTC=1<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Lansin\u00e9 Kaba, \u201cThe Pen, the Sword, and the Crown: Islam and Revolution in Songhay Reconsidered, 1464-1493,\u201d The Journal of African History , 1984, Vol. 25, No. 3 (1984), pp. 241-256: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-jstor-org.proxy.ulib.csuohio.edu\/stable\/pdf\/181691.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3A268e71c8c8b24c3dde4ae4444c3595df&amp;ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_phrase_search%2Fcontrol&amp;origin=&amp;initiator=&amp;acceptTC=1\">https:\/\/www-jstor-org.proxy.ulib.csuohio.edu\/stable\/pdf\/181691.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3A268e71c8c8b24c3dde4ae4444c3595df&amp;ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_phrase_search%2Fcontrol&amp;origin=&amp;initiator=&amp;acceptTC=1<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n2. Video:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The Sunjata Story - Glimpse of a Mande Epic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yOS78ul1_rA\">The Sunjata Story - Glimpse of a Mande Epic - YouTube<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"339\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Depiction of Mansa Musa, ruler of the Mali Empire in the 14th century, from a 1375 Catalan Atlas of the known world (mapamundi), drawn by Abraham Cresques of Mallorca\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historytoday.com\/sites\/default\/files\/mansamusa.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"407\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Image result for medieval west african empires\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/originals\/a6\/4f\/5d\/a64f5d17c0de65fdd127da9a6c1a17e0.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This module examines the Old Mali Empire within the context of ancient and medieval African history. The Old Mali Empire should not be confused with the modern Mali, even though modern Mali derives its name from the Old Mali Empire. Students should carefully study D.T. Niane, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali<\/span> and develop some ideas on the rise of Old Mali, the evolution of Old Mali, the nature of Old Mali society, and the decline of the empire. What were the major achievements of the Old Mali Empire? What is Old Mali remembered for? What are its legacies?<\/p>\n<p>Students should read at least one article each on Old Ghana, Old Mali, and Songhay. The materials include the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Readings:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Patrick J. Munson, \u201cArchaeology and the Prehistoric Origins of the Ghana Empire,\u201d The Journal of African History, 1980, Vol. 21, No. 4 (1980), pp. 457-466: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-jstor-org.proxy.ulib.csuohio.edu\/stable\/pdf\/182004.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3A251e388ccf6552dcff1625d37fe5b4b2&amp;ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&amp;origin=&amp;initiator=search-results&amp;acceptTC=1\">https:\/\/www-jstor-org.proxy.ulib.csuohio.edu\/stable\/pdf\/182004.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3A251e388ccf6552dcff1625d37fe5b4b2&amp;ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&amp;origin=&amp;initiator=search-results&amp;acceptTC=1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Daniel McCall and Reed F. Stewart, \u201cReconstructing Early Mande Civilizations: Ghana and Mali,\u201d\u00a0<em>Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research. Supplementary Studies<\/em>, No. 20, Reconstructing Complex Societies: An Archaeological Colloquium (1974), pp. 41-48,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www-jstor-org.proxy.ulib.csuohio.edu\/stable\/pdf\/20066626.pdf?ab_segments=0%252Fbasic_search_gsv2%252Fcontrol&amp;refreqid=excelsior%3Ad2cebbf942b6681e10421193e0108810\">Reconstructing Early Mande Civilizations: Ghana and Mali (csuohio.edu)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pekka Masonen and Humphrey J. Fisher, \u201cNot Quite Venus from the Waves: The Almoravid Conquest of Ghana in the Modern Historiography of Western Africa,\u201d <em>History in Africa<\/em>, 1996, Vol. 23 (1996), pp. 197-232: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-jstor-org.proxy.ulib.csuohio.edu\/stable\/pdf\/3171941.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3A0e3cd1701fc5e22c0aaeef83de8fba80&amp;ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&amp;origin=&amp;initiator=search-results&amp;acceptTC=1\">https:\/\/www-jstor-org.proxy.ulib.csuohio.edu\/stable\/pdf\/3171941.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3A0e3cd1701fc5e22c0aaeef83de8fba80&amp;ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&amp;origin=&amp;initiator=search-results&amp;acceptTC=1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>D.T. Niane\u2019s book, Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali [This book is available as hard copy at the CSU Bookstore; two copies are at the CSU Library reserve at: <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.csuohio.edu\/record=b3670270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"font-size: 14pt\">https:\/\/scholar.csuohio.edu\/record=b3670270<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">; and it is also partially available online at:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scarsdaleschools.k12.ny.us%2Fcms%2Flib5%2FNY01001205%2FCentricity%2FDomain%2F202%2FSundiata.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CM.OWINO%40csuohio.edu%7Cedaec5ce65df4198c3a208dcc4663868%7Cd7f3e79a943d4aceaeab209030807508%7C0%7C0%7C638601190672378982%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Mh5DA%2BZWsnlZ3iQwD2X%2F36R9dAw0XmelqzaxPvUQ8Bw%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"font-size: 14pt\">https:\/\/www.scarsdaleschools.k12.ny.us\/cms\/lib5\/NY01001205\/Centricity\/Domain\/202\/Sundiata.pdf<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">. There is no complete copy of the book online. Students can also access the hard copy of the book at the library. There are 2 copies of the book on reserve in the library].<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Jan Jansen, \u201cBeyond the Mali Empire\u2014A New Paradigm for the Sunjata Epic,\u201d The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 51, No. 2 (2018), pp. 317-340: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-jstor-org.proxy.ulib.csuohio.edu\/stable\/pdf\/45176442.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3A0e3cd1701fc5e22c0aaeef83de8fba80&amp;ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&amp;origin=&amp;initiator=search-results&amp;acceptTC=1\" style=\"font-size: 14pt\">https:\/\/www-jstor-org.proxy.ulib.csuohio.edu\/stable\/pdf\/45176442.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3A0e3cd1701fc5e22c0aaeef83de8fba80&amp;ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&amp;origin=&amp;initiator=search-results&amp;acceptTC=1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Shoichiro Takezawa and Mamadou Cisse, \u201cDiscovery of the Earliest Royal Palace in Gao and its Implications for the History of West Africa (D\u00e9couverte du premier palais royal \u00e0 Gao et ses implications pour l&#8217;histoire de l&#8217;Afrique de l&#8217;Ouest),\u201d <em>Cahiers d&#8217;\u00c9tudes Africaines<\/em>, 2012, Vol. 52, Cahier 208 (2012), pp. 813-844<\/li>\n<li>Dierk Lange, \u201cFrom Mande to Songhay: Towards a Political and Ethnic History of Medieval Gao,\u201d The Journal of African History , 1994, Vol. 35, No. 2 (1994), pp. 275-301: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-jstor-org.proxy.ulib.csuohio.edu\/stable\/pdf\/183220.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3A1e15f39a51da39704c6eb56e3f354be0&amp;ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&amp;origin=&amp;initiator=&amp;acceptTC=1\">https:\/\/www-jstor-org.proxy.ulib.csuohio.edu\/stable\/pdf\/183220.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3A1e15f39a51da39704c6eb56e3f354be0&amp;ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&amp;origin=&amp;initiator=&amp;acceptTC=1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lansin\u00e9 Kaba, \u201cThe Pen, the Sword, and the Crown: Islam and Revolution in Songhay Reconsidered, 1464-1493,\u201d The Journal of African History , 1984, Vol. 25, No. 3 (1984), pp. 241-256: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-jstor-org.proxy.ulib.csuohio.edu\/stable\/pdf\/181691.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3A268e71c8c8b24c3dde4ae4444c3595df&amp;ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_phrase_search%2Fcontrol&amp;origin=&amp;initiator=&amp;acceptTC=1\">https:\/\/www-jstor-org.proxy.ulib.csuohio.edu\/stable\/pdf\/181691.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3A268e71c8c8b24c3dde4ae4444c3595df&amp;ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_phrase_search%2Fcontrol&amp;origin=&amp;initiator=&amp;acceptTC=1<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. 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