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dmcintosh

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At the western edge of the Mande heartland, many small kingdoms formed along the Gambia River. What were these kingdoms modeled after? What brought these kingdoms into contact with Europe in the 1700s?
 
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In marked contrast to the Ewe which you just studied, how was the organization of the Mali empire different? How did the jalolu fit into Mali society?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

 These kingdoms were modeled on the much larger empires of the Upper Niger . . . prospering through trade with Europenotably, slaves for manufactured goods--the elite of these kingdoms were remarkably cosmopolitan.

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 Instead of being a society organized around extended families (the Ewe), the Mali was a centralized, hierarchically organized empire with distinct social classes. The jalolu had a secure place within the Mali empire serving wealthy patrons.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 25, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 25, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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