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Source: Al-Umari, Syrian scholar and administrator, Pathways of Vision in the Realms of the Metropolises, c. 1337–1338.

"The King of Mali is the most powerful of the kings of this region, the most affluent, the one who possesses the most gold... He dominates the people of his country, and they show him absolute obedience."

The power of the King of Mali described in the passage was most directly supported by which of the following developments between c. 1200 and c. 1450?

  1. The state's control over lucrative trans-Saharan trade routes exchanging gold and salt.Cevap
  2. B
    The complete integration of Mali into the Mongol administrative system.
  3. C
    The wholesale adoption of European feudalism and vassal-lord relationships.
  4. D
    The development of steam-powered factories and industrial manufacturing.

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The state's control over lucrative trans-Saharan trade routes exchanging gold and salt.
The correct answer is correct because Mali's state power and royal wealth were fundamentally supported by its geographic control over the trans-Saharan trade routes. By taxing merchants carrying valuable commodities like gold and salt, the empire generated the revenue needed to support a strong centralized administration and military.

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1
Analyze the source text to identify the subject (the King of Mali) and the characteristic described (affluence, possession of gold, and absolute authority).
The source highlights Mali's massive wealth, particularly gold, and centralized state authority.
Understanding the source is necessary to link it to the correct historical context of state building in West Africa.
2
Evaluate which historical development in the period c. 1200 to c. 1450 directly explains how Mali's rulers accumulated the gold and political authority mentioned.
The growth of the trans-Saharan trade network, which Mali taxed and regulated, directly funded the state's consolidation of power.
Linking trade route control to political consolidation demonstrates the key mechanism of African state building during this era.

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The consolidation of political power in West African states like Mali was heavily reliant on the control and taxation of trans-Saharan trade networks, particularly the exchange of gold and salt.
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