What was the most important, major city in Mali? Africa Timbuktu Rome trade routes. What continent is Mali on? Europe Africa Timbuktu Antarctica. How did the next generation in Mali learn about their history and traditions? storytellers Roman books news on TV preserving meat with salt. What did miners find in Western Africa? salt gold books Timbuktu. What does "generations" mean? the next group of people (the next kids) the storytellers general people nice people. Why was Mali one of the largest and wealthiest (richest) empires in Africa? Mali was an important trading center. Mali's king was healthy. Mali was the empire of the whole world. Mali had democracy. Which country is closest to Mali? Spain The U.S.A. Greece Vietnam. What does "preserve" mean? last longer salt save a life meat.