USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mansa Musa inherited a kingdom that was already wealthy, but his work in expanding trade made Mali the wealthiest kingdom in Africa. His riches came from mining significant salt and gold deposits in the Mali kingdom. Elephant ivory was another major source of wealth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Although the empire was a producer of various agricultural commodities, it was particularly famous for its large gold production and trade. At its height, almost half of the gold that circulated in the Old Word (i.e., Africa, Europe, and Asia) came from the Mali Empire alone.

Detailed explanation-3: -The empire became famous for its gold, earning itself the nickname the ‘land of gold. ‘ The metal came from goldfields in Ghiyaru, Galam, and Bure on the upper Niger River (modern Guinea), and via traders who brought it from the goldfields of Bambuk at the meeting of the Falem and Senegal Rivers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mali gained power through gold and salt mining and through control of the Trans-Saharan trade routes in the region. Mali’s relative location lay across the trade routes between the sources of salt in the Sahara Desert and the gold mines of West Africa.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the ancient empire of Mali, the most important industry was the gold industry, while the other trade was the trade in salt. Much gold was traded through the Sahara desert to the countries on the North African coast.